# Accident 19880425009959A: Piper PA25235, Akron, CO, April 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1988, 14:25 local time
- Place: Akron, CO
- Airport: Akron Washington County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TXLG
- Location: 40.1602° N, 103.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1602&lon=-103.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9569P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9569P-1993-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,632 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88DTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880425009959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN88DTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE03), Apr 25, 1988: Piper PA-25-235 (N9569P), Akron, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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