# Accident 19930712023189A: Piper PA25235, Clarence, MO, July 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Clarence, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WCVG
- Location: 39.7405° N, 92.2606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7405&lon=-92.2606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8906L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8906L-2012-02-10) (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 O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930712023189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOP ON END OF SWATH RUN. TURNED LEFT. LANDED IN FIELD. APPEARS PILOT ERROR ON CRASH LANDING.

## 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 CHI93LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA251), Jul 12, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N8906L), Clarence, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.

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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