# Accident 20130505007329A: Piper PA-25-235, Lamar, MO, May 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2013, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lamar, MO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 5KKG
- Location: 37.4969° N, 94.3117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4969&lon=-94.3117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82509-2018-03-06) (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 PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,848 total, 1 in this make and model, 406 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130505007329A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TO A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER, THE PILOT MADE AN APPLICATION PASS ACROSS A WHEAT FIELD AND PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE A CLIMBING 180-DEGREE TURN. DURING THE TURN MANEUVER TO MAKE THE NEXT PASS, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AT LOW ALTITUDE AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN13FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA259), May 5, 2013: Piper PA-25-235 (N82509), Lamar, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control, which was likely due to a sudden cardiac event.

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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