# Accident 19880825035229A: Piper PA25260, Waverly, VA, August 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1988, 17:45 local time
- Place: Waverly, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HAZG
- Location: 37.0302° N, 77.0909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0302&lon=-77.0909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8668L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8668L-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,474 total, 122 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88DID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DID04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825035229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE SPRAYING CROPS ON A FARM FIELD.

## 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 BFO88DID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DID04), Aug 25, 1988: Piper PA-25-250 (N8668L), Waverly, VA, destroyed, 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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