# Accident 19910326007739A: Piper PA25235, Spiro, OK, March 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Spiro, OK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DXFG
- Location: 35.2401° N, 94.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2401&lon=-94.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9845P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9845P-2014-12-01) (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 O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 26 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326007739A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AND BURNED OFF DEPARTURE END OF PRIVATE STRIP. PROP INDICATES NOT TURNING AT 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 FTW91DPJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPJ01), Mar 26, 1991: Piper PA-25 (N9845P), Spiro, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N9845P (1)

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

- [Accident 19790713014809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713014809A), Jul 13, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N9845P), Holly Grove, AR, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft during intial climb from ag strip. Pilot stated dust devil hit aircraft.

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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