# Accident 19910822036859A: Piper PA25150, Stapleton, NE, August 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Stapleton, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JSRG
- Location: 41.4703° N, 100.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4703&lon=-100.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6070Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6070Z-1992-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25150
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,155 total, 252 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036859A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON CLIMBOUT. DUMPED LOAD. UNABLE RECOVER. STALL MUSHED TO IMPACT. THUNDERSTORM IN VICINITY.

## 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 CHI91DCJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ07), Aug 23, 1991: Piper PA-25-150 (N6070Z), Stapleton, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S POOR WEATHER EVALUATION, AND DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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