# Accident 20080505841219A: Piper PA25235, New Lisbon, WI, May 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2008, 17:40 local time
- Place: New Lisbon, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.9019° N, 90.1339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9019&lon=-90.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4352Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4352Y-2012-11-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,384 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505841219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2008, AT 1725 CST A PIPER PA-25-235 WAS PERFORMING AERIAL FERTILIZER APPLICATION OPERATIONS 2 MILES NORTH OF NEW LISBON, WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A SMALL WOODED AREA AT A MODERATE ANGLE AND CAME TO REST IN A DRIVEWAY AT N7117 STATE ROAD 80. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AGRICULTURE APPLICATION OPERATION 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CHI08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA124), May 5, 2008: Piper PA-25-235 (N4352Y), New Lisbon, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude during a course reversal at the completion of an agricultural spray run.

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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