# Accident 20010605019639A: Piper PA25235, Blakely, GA, June 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2001, 17:45 local time
- Place: Blakely, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.3306° N, 84.9406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3306&lon=-84.9406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9890P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890P-2017-03-21) (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 ATL01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010605019639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO THE PIC'S INJURIES, WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN ALL NEEDED INFORMATION ON THIS ACCIDENT. PIC IS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND RECOVERING SLOWLY. NOTE:(N-NBR CORRECTION).  UPDATE: ON JUNE 5, 2001 ABOUT 5:45 PM, PIC DEPARTED HIS AIRSTRIP WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER.  DUE TO A BAD WEATHER BUILDING UP AND RAIN IN THE AREA, PIC WAS FORCED TO RETURN AND LAND WITH APPROXIMATELY A FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER (1000 LBS).   UPON LANDING PIC APPLIED RAKES AND THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. PIC, ONCE REALIZING HE COULDN'T STOP, PROCEEDED TO TAKE BACK OFF WITH A TAIL WIND. THE NORTH END OF THE STRIP (ACROSS THE HWY) HAD A SET OF POWERLINES, TREES, A FENCE, MAILBOX AND HOUSE IN HIS PATH.  PIC WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND ALL THE OBJECTS AND HIT THE TREES LOSING ABOUT THREE FEET OF LEFT WING.  THE PLANE ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND INVERTED AND WENT DOWN INTO THE TREES.  THE PLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ATL01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA065), Jun 5, 2001: Piper PA-25-235 (N9890P), Blakely, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to go-around after a reported loss of right brake pressure during the landing roll resulted in the in-flight collision with trees.

## Other reports on N9890P (2)

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

- [Incident 19810314017009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314017009I), Mar 14, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N9890P), Medford, OK, Minor damage. Pilot lost right main landing gear section during spray operation. Pal nuts on u bolt.
- [Accident 19770330006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330006919A), Mar 30, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N9890P), Rogers, NM, Substantial damage. Looked to see if headphone and mike were plugged in. Flew into ground.

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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