# Accident 19910713027379A: Piper PA25260, Musselshell, MT, July 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1991, 09:17 local time
- Place: Musselshell, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MQIG
- Location: 46.4406° N, 108.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4406&lon=-108.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9792P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9792P-1992-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,286 total, 800 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027379A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP VERTICALLY TO APPLY BRAKE TO CHEMICAL PUMP. STALLED AND DIVED TO VERTICAL IMPACT. UNABLE EXPLAIN VERTICAL

## 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 SEA91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA163), Jul 13, 1991: Piper PA-25 (N9792P), Musselshell, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N9792P (2)

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

- [Incident 19850528040879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850528040879I), May 28, 1985: Piper PA25260 (N9792P), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. Unable to clear ridge after takeoff. Dumped part of chemical load. Landed upslope with damage to gear and propeller
- [Accident 19820711027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711027329A), Jul 11, 1982: Piper PA25260 (N9792P), Edgeley, ND, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff from farm strip. Crash landed. Found 80 per cent water in 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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