# Accident 19900317005679A: Piper STCPA25, Sullivan, IL, March 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sullivan, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5896° N, 88.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5896&lon=-88.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6340Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6340Z-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA25
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,713 total, 905 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317005679A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO STRONG GUSTY FRONTAL PASSAGE WINDS. LOST CONTROL, WING HIT GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED OVER FENCE

## 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 CHI90DEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV02), Mar 17, 1990: Piper PA-25-150 (N6340Z), Sullivan, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING A TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE, RESULTING IN GROUND COLLISION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE PILOT'S INJURY WAS HIS FAILURE…

## Other reports on N6340Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19870711052379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711052379I), Jul 11, 1987: Piper PA25 (N6340Z), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Released banner, landed in field after power loss. No mechanical defects found. Aircraft used auto fuel with no STC.
- [Accident 19740430014349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430014349A), Apr 30, 1974: Piper PA25 (N6340Z), Hemingford, NE, Substantial damage. Acft ctctd gnd in abt lvl attitude,lndg gr and spray carriage dmgd.

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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