# Accident 19950921036219A: Piper PA25235, Marana, AZ, September 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1995, 07:53 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZBXG
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8551L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8551L) (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: 22,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921036219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES ON PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND AT HIS AIRSTRIP. DAMAGE TO PROP AND WING TIP.

## 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 LAX95LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA348), Sep 21, 1995: Piper PA-25 (N8551L), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged clearance from the power lines.

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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