# Accident 19990712008869A: Piper PA25235, Lefor, ND, July 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1999, 07:50 local time
- Place: Lefor, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.6805° N, 102.5510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6805&lon=-102.5510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7329Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329Z-2019-02-26) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712008869A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON 07/12/99 AT 07:50 MDT, PA-25, N7329Z, OWNED BY OLSON AERIAL APPLICATION, INC. AND FLOWN BY STEVEN L. OLSON WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOR WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHICH INDICATED A CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN WHILE INITIATING A SWATH RUN.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AT SITE:  L. MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF, R. MAIN GEAR BUCKLED.  R. WING LEADING EDGE BENT 2' FROM WING ROOT CAUSED BY R. GEAR. PROPELLER TIPS BENT. L. WING SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE AT ROOT, #5 FORMER RIB BROKEN, TRAILING EDGE DEFORMATION BETWEEN #6 AND #7 RIB, SOME WRINKLING AT ROOT.  ENGINE COWLING BENT. FUSELAGE BENT L. SIDE 2' BEHIND TRAILING EDGE.

## 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 CHI99LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA229), Jul 12, 1999: Piper PA-25-235 (N7329Z), Lefor, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot.

## Other reports on N7329Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20130313002719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130313002719A), Mar 13, 2013: Piper PA-25-235 (N7329Z), Clermont, FL, Substantial damage. This was a towplane operation. After releasing a glider the pilot was returning to land. During the landing roll out the aircraft flipped over. Pilot sustained…

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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