# Accident 19881104049449A: Piper PA25235, Lamesa, TX, November 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TYRG
- Location: 32.7333° N, 101.9538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamesa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7333&lon=-101.9538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7521Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7521Z-1998-02-20) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 600 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104049449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND DIED DURING A PROCEDURE TURN AFTER A SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AND BURNED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7521Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19840706031089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840706031089A), Jul 6, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N7521Z), Lamesa, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not climb after takeoff and left gear was knocked off when airplane would not climb.
- [Accident 19821101056559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101056559A), Nov 1, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N7521Z), Andrews, TX, Substantial damage. Left wheel broke on the landing roll. Airplane flipped over. Bolts holding wheel together had pulled out.

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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