# Accident 19900711025339A: Piper PA25235, Peoria, AZ, July 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1990, 09:25 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Airport: Pleasantvalley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5906° N, 112.1009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5906&lon=-112.1009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6763Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6763Z-1991-05-03) (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 O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900711025339A

## Narrative

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

COWLING OPENED ON AERIAL TOW. GLIDER CUT LOOSE. TOW PLANE STALLED IN NOSE HIGH TURN. SPUN IN. BELT FAILED ON IMPACT

## 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 LAX90FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA250), Jul 11, 1990: Piper PA-25-235 (N6763Z), Pleasant Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT SPIN AFTER FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, AND AN IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED LAP BELT.

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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