# Accident 19880808031429A: Piper PA25235, Eldora, IA, August 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1988, 07:00 local time
- Place: Eldora, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BVGG
- Location: 42.3590° N, 93.0998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3590&lon=-93.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9612P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9612P-2002-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880808031429A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND ON A SPRAY RUN, REMAINED AIRBORNE. STALLED AND SPUN IN ON CLIMBOUT. HAD HIGH LEVEL CARBON MONOXIDE.

## 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 MKC88DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCD03), Aug 8, 1988: Piper PA-25-235 (N9612P), Eldora, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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