# Accident 19940803047919A: Piper PA25235, Spirtwood, ND, August 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spirtwood, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.9305° N, 98.5002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9305&lon=-98.5002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6568Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6568Z-2012-09-05) (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: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803047919A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION SHUDDER AND CONTROL LOSS LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. EMPANNAGE CORRODED AND RUSTY. TAILWHEEL BRACING 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 CHI94LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA272), Aug 3, 1994: Piper PA-25 (N6568Z), Spiritwood, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the fuselage tubing in the empennage.

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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