# Accident 19900609019579A: Piper PA25235, Andover, SD, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Andover, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BVGG
- Location: 45.4106° N, 97.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4106&lon=-97.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7136Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7136Z-2002-06-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 78 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019579A

## Narrative

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

ON PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN STRUCK TOP OF A TREE. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP AND STALLED.

## 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 DEN90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA131), Jun 9, 1990: Piper PA-25-235 (N7136Z), Andover, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE DURING THE SWATH RUN.

## Other reports on N7136Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19860601080829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860601080829I), Jun 1, 1986: Piper PA25235 (N7136Z), Clear Lake, SD, Minor damage. During a landing on a road, shifting wind prevented the pilot from stopping before hitting a truck and a fence.

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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