# Accident 19920517015259A: Piper PA25235, Iroquois, SD, May 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1992, 20:25 local time
- Place: Iroquois, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YMLG
- Location: 44.3605° N, 97.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3605&lon=-97.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4427Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4427Y-2013-08-14) (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 O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920517015259A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES A STALL DURING SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND.

## 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 CHI92DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTK01), May 18, 1992: Piper PA-25-235 (N4427Y), Iroquois, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER MANEUVER AND FAILURE TO ATTAIN LEVEL OFF BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION.

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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