# Accident 20070512007889A: Piper PA25235, Delta, UT, May 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3833° N, 112.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3833&lon=-112.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7739Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7739Z-2008-08-22) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512007889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED SPRAYING A FIELD WITH AN INSECTICIDE. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS KILLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 LAX07LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA163), May 12, 2007: Piper PA-25-235 (N7739Z), Delta, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N7739Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19780616038869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616038869A), Jun 16, 1978: Piper PA25235 (N7739Z), Mahnomen, 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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