# Accident 20050611034279A: Piper PA25235, Mapleton, ND, June 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mapleton, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.8901° N, 97.0490° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8901&lon=-97.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8619L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8619L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611034279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INDIVIDUAL HAS NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING IN THIS INVESTIGATION. HAS NOT PROVIDED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT, AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND MAINTENANCE, NOR HAS HE PROVIDED PILOT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE INFORMATION. ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, PILOT'S LAST MEDICAL DATE IS 3/01/02. A CERTIFIED LETTER WAS SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING INFORMATION AND THIS OFFICE HAS RECEIVED NO REPLY. USPS RECORDS SHOW LETTER WAS RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUAL ON JULY 08, 2005. REPORT TO BE AMENDED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 CHI05LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA145), Jun 11, 2005: Piper PA-25-235 (N8619L), Mapleton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from an object during the precautionary landing. The heavy rain and the unknown object…

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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