# Accident 19940315005479A: Piper PA25235, Lamesa, TX, March 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SG8G
- Location: 32.7303° N, 101.9507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7303&lon=-101.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8739L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8739L-1997-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940315005479A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON DOWNWIND TURN FROM SPRAY RUN. STALLED. BLAMED WIND GUST.

## 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 FTW94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA096), Mar 15, 1994: Piper PA-25-235 (N8739L), Lamesa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUST OF WIND.

## Other reports on N8739L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770727023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727023269A), Jul 27, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N8739L), Brownfield, TX, Substantial damage

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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