19880425009959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Akron, CO · April 25, 1988

Date
April 25, 1988 · 14:25 local
Place
Akron, CO
Airport
Akron Washington County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
TXLG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9569P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88DTE03
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,632 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported wind shear and direction change on intial climbout caused aircraft to sink and strike the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED WIND SHEAR AND DIRECTION CHANGE ON INTIAL CLIMBOUT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SINK AND STRIKE THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.