# Accident 20000607036879A: Piper PA25235, Maddock, ND, June 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Maddock, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.9592° N, 99.5207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9592&lon=-99.5207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8515L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8515L-2000-11-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000607036879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 7, 2000 AT 11:15 LOCAL TIME A PIPER PA-25-235 REGISTERED TO SABBE BROTHERS FLYING SERVICES CRASHED DURING A TURN WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 5 MILES EAST OF MADDOCK, ND.

## 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 CHI00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA151), Jun 7, 2000: Piper PA-25-235 (N8515L), Maddock, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the turbulent weather condition, the inadvertent stall, and the inadequate weather evaluation by the pilot.

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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