# Accident 19910628025149A: Piper PA25235, Clinton, MN, June 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1991, 19:50 local time
- Place: Clinton, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CTHG
- Location: 45.4592° N, 96.4394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4592&lon=-96.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9599P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9599P-1994-08-24) (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 O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 135 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DER11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910628025149A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING FIELD WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.LOST SIGHT OF FLAG,MANEUVERED TO FIND FLAG,STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI91DER11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER11), Jun 29, 1991: Piper OA25-235 (N9599P), Clinton, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING IN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. RELATED FACTORS ARE WAKE TURBULENCE AND LOW ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N9599P (1)

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

- [Incident 19860702047259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860702047259I), Jul 2, 1986: Piper PA25235 (N9599P), Jamestown, ND, Minor damage. Pilot reported power loss on takeoff from a road. No engine defects found. Was using 50 50 aviation and auto fuel.

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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