# Accident 20100718041419A: Piper PA-25-260, Cairo, NE, July 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Cairo, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.9228° N, 98.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9228&lon=-98.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9552P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9552P-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-260
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100718041419A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AFTER FUELING AND LOADING 90 GALLONS OF FERTILIZER.  SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE.  THE PILOT TURNED INTO THE WIND BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN10CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA410), Jul 18, 2010: Piper PA-25-260 (N9552P), Cairo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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