# Accident 19940529017719A: Piper PA25235, Burt, NY, May 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1994, 20:30 local time
- Place: Burt, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.3090° N, 78.7099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3090&lon=-78.7099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8688L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8688L-2013-05-15) (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 O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,048 total, 178 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529017719A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING ORCHARD. STRUCK TREES ON A TURN AROUND. FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. STALLED.

## 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 NYC94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA098), May 30, 1994: Piper PA-25-235 (N8688L), Burt, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees.

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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