# Accident 19930506012479A: Piper PA25260, Pixley, CA, May 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1993, 15:22 local time
- Place: Pixley, CA
- Airport: Pixley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8299° N, 118.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8299&lon=-118.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4749Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4749Y-1994-10-19) (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 O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 95 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930506012479A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE APPLICATION FLIGHT. STALLED DURING CROSSWIND TURN ONTO DOWNWIND LEG.

## 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 LAX93LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA204), May 6, 1993: Piper PA-25-260 (N4749Y), Pixley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during the turn. The inadvertent stall was a factor in this accident.

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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