# Accident 19930521042769A: Piper PA25, Essex, IA, May 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1993, 10:45 local time
- Place: Essex, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PPMG
- Location: 40.8301° N, 95.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8301&lon=-95.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6453Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6453Z-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521042769A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING FOLDED EN ROUTE SPRAY RUN, IMPACTED INVERTED AND BURNED. ATTACH FITTINGS BROKE.

## 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 CHI93DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCD02), May 21, 1993: Piper PA-25 (N6453Z), Essex, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE FORWARD SPAR FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIGHT WING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF A DIRECTED INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED…

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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