# Accident 19880822035099A: Piper PA25235, Lagrange, NC, August 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1988, 10:40 local time
- Place: Lagrange, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WXLG
- Location: 35.3001° N, 77.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3001&lon=-77.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8819L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8819L-1997-12-30) (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 O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DMG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822035099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED ON A PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 ATL88DMG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG08), Aug 22, 1988: Piper PA-25-235 (N8819L), La Grange, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8819L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940821022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940821022459A), Aug 21, 1994: Piper PA25235 (N8819L), Columbia, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power on swath run. Nosed over landing. Piece of metal in carburetor broke off at weld jammed carb failed.

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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