# Accident 19990712045759A: Piper PA25235, Mcville, ND, July 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1999, 20:25 local time
- Place: Mcville, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.7591° N, 98.1694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7591&lon=-98.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4590Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4590Y-2000-01-04) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712045759A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PIPER PA-25-235 OPERATING UNDER CFR PART 137 WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GRUOND AFTER TAKEOFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT TURN AND DUMPING THE CHEMICAL LOAD PRIOR TO SETTLING TO THE GROUND.  VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 3-6 INCHES OF GRASS/WEEDS.  TMEPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR FACIAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA233), Jul 13, 1999: Piper PA-25-235 (N4590Y), Mcville, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot not attaining a proper climb rate. Factors were the stall/mush and the ditch.

## Other reports on N4590Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19740426010539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010539A), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N4590Y), Winnfield, LA, Substantial damage. Fuel quantity guage defective,broken in flt. Allowed fuel to siphon out of tank. Dispng fireant bait

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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