# Accident 20060906023449A: Piper PA25235, Harvey, ND, September 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2006, 14:15 local time
- Place: Harvey, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7200° N, 100.2689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7200&lon=-100.2689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8501L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8501L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060906023449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2006, AT 1415 LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA 25-235, N8501L, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, CONTACTED TERRAIN DURING AN ARIAL APPLICATION PASS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT HARVEY, 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 CHI06CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA257), Sep 6, 2006: Piper PA-25-235 (N8501L), Anamoose, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during the aerial application pass.

## Other reports on N8501L (1)

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

- [Accident 19810822050879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822050879A), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N8501L), Ness City, KS, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to base after spray operation. Caught wing on ground turning into wind and cartwheeled.

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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