# Accident 19991120046869A: Piper PA24260, New Orleans, LA, November 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1999, 17:20 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0200° N, 90.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0200&lon=-90.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8825P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8825P-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120046869A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AFTER ARRIVING FROM THE EAST VFR AND WHILE MANEUVERING TO FOLLOW TRAFFIC TO RW 36R, AT KNEW, N8825P DECENDED NOSE LOW WITH A LEFT TURN IN UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO AN INDUSTRIAL AREA. THE IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, MIDWAY BETWEEN THE CENTERLINE EXTENSIONS OF RUNWAYS 36L AND 36R WITH NO COLLATERAL DAMAGE.  WITNESS STATEMENTS ARE CONSISTANT WITH STALL/SPIN MISHAP.

## 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 FTW00FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA035), Nov 20, 1999: Piper PA-24-260 (N8825P), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a stall/spin. A contributing factor was the dusk light condition.

## Other reports on N8825P (1)

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

- [Incident 19830518024339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830518024339I), May 18, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N8825P), Jenks, OK, Minor damage. Nose and right main gears collapsed on touch and go. Damage indicates gear selected to up position. Then returned.

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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