# Accident 19910921042259A: Piper PA25235, Brewton, AL, September 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Brewton, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RZKG
- Location: 31.1093° N, 87.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1093&lon=-87.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7509Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7509Z-2013-05-08) (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 O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921042259A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING ATTACHMENT FITTING FAILED DURING SPRAY RUN PULL UP. WING SEPERATED. ATTACH FITTING CORRODED AND CRACKED.

## 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 ATL91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA178), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA-25-235 (N7509Z), Brewton, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LEFT WING RESULTING FROM CORROSION OF THE WING FRONT SPAR FITTING ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR WAS INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N7509Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19770825029819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770825029819A), Aug 25, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N7509Z), Mccullough, AL, Substantial damage. Hit trees during forced landing. Idler gear assembly,p/n 71668,separated from cam shaft.

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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