# Accident 20020814021929A: Piper PA25235, Williston, ND, August 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Sloulin Fld International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JOXG
- Location: 48.1778° N, 103.6422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1778&lon=-103.6422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7634Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7634Z-2007-10-24) (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 CHI02CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020814021929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 14, 2002 AT 9:00 AM LOCAL TIME A PA-25-235 N7634Z, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER STALLING OUT ON TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NE OF RAY, ND. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. HE WAS DOING AERIAL APPLICATION IN THE AREA AND VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI02CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA248), Aug 14, 2002: Piper PA-25-235 (N7634Z), Ray, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the tailwind.

## Other reports on N7634Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19790627016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627016619A), Jun 27, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N7634Z), Hutchinson, MN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to ag strip after spray run.
- [Accident 19770730041779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730041779A), Jul 30, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N7634Z), Springfield, MN, Substantial damage

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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