# Accident 19881114050619A: Piper PA25235, Amarillo, TX, November 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1988, 11:10 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TPTG
- Location: 36.4798° N, 102.2596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4798&lon=-102.2596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8547L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547L-2000-10-24) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881114050619A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE OF DESCENT DURING A DOWNWIND TURN ON A SPRAY RUN. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 FTW89DQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG02), Nov 14, 1988: Piper PA-25 (N8547L), Amarillo, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED FOR THE MANEUVER BEING PERFORMED, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO RECOVER.

## Other reports on N8547L (1)

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

- [Accident 19830328010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830328010069A), Mar 28, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N8547L), Anthony, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a spray run. Landed in a rocky gulley. Airplane sat out in heavy rain. Water in fuel.

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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