# Accident 19890614015589A: Piper PA25235, Auxvasse, MO, June 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1989, 11:35 local time
- Place: Auxvasse, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WCVG
- Location: 39.0107° N, 91.8891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0107&lon=-91.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6579Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579Z-2004-11-12) (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 O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 143 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890614015589A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN ON CLIMBOUT FROM SPRAY FIELD. PILOT DIED IN FIRE, HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICAL.

## 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 MKC89DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCA01), Jun 14, 1989: Piper PA-25-235 (N6579Z), Auxvasse, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTANT STALL.

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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