# Accident 19900911039109A: Piper PA25235, Idalia, CO, September 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Idalia, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TOBG
- Location: 39.6999° N, 102.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6999&lon=-102.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9571P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9571P-2016-03-11) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,895 total, 1,357 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90DTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911039109A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL ON LANDING,LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN90DTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE08), Sep 11, 1990: Piper PA-25-235 (N9571P), Idalia, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENCOUNTER WITH AN UNFAVORABLE WIND, A DUST DEVIL. A FACTOR WAS THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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