19890708021109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Goodway, AL · July 8, 1989

Date
July 8, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Goodway, AL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RZKG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6941Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89DKJ06
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Front wing spar failed at attach point from fatigue cracking, aircraft lost a wing and struck a residence on fall.

As the FAA filed it

FRONT WING SPAR FAILED AT ATTACH POINT FROM FATIGUE CRACKING, AIRCRAFT LOST A WING AND STRUCK A RESIDENCE ON FALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.