# Accident 20160703011519A: Piper PA-25-235, Arlington, WI, July 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2016, 16:50 local time
- Place: Arlington, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZELG
- Location: 43.3333° N, 89.5208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3333&lon=-89.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6803Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6803Z) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,850 total, 9,700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703011519A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 3, 2016, AT 1650 CST, N6803Z, A PIPER PA-25 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR LODI, WI. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. FROM THE WEST END OF THE 2500 FT. GRASS STRIP. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. THE PILOT AS SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN16LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA255), Jul 3, 2016: Piper PA 25-235 (N6803Z), Arlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish proper airspeed and angle-of-attack during takeoff with the airplane at its maximum gross weight in elevated density altitude and gusting tailwind conditions, which…

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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