# Accident 19910709026739A: Piper PA25235, Las Cruces, NM, July 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1991, 05:45 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2596° N, 106.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2596&lon=-106.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8787L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787L-2013-05-15) (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 O540G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026739A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. FLIPPED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED. DID NOT HOLD A AERIAL AG OPERATOR CERTIFICATE.

## 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 DEN91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA088), Jul 9, 1991: Piper PA-25C-235 (N8787L), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR WAS: PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRPLANE PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N8787L (3)

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

- [Accident 19930519014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519014459A), May 19, 1993: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Mexico, MO, Substantial damage. (-4)The pilot reported a partial loss of engine power during a spray run. He briefly applied carburetor heat, pumped the throttle and leaned the mixture, but…
- [Accident 19820820040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040249A), Aug 20, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Fisk, MO, Destroyed. Caught a wing tip in milo on edge of ag strip during an attempted takeoff. Airplane ground looped and flipped over.
- [Accident 19750509011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509011479A), May 9, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Leroy, LA, Substantial damage. Plt did not check condition of strip. Hit water hole hidden by grass. Insufficient room for abort.

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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