# Accident 20160805019129A: Piper PA-25-235, Miller, MO, August 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2016, 15:20 local time
- Place: Miller, MO
- Airport: Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K5KG
- Location: 37.2306° N, 93.9303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2306&lon=-93.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6542Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6542Z) (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: 7,682 total, 4,769 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160805019129A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MO9 ON A TEST FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN16LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA332), Aug 5, 2016: Piper PA 25-235 (N6542Z), Miller, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's improper installation of the left aileron swage fitting, which resulted in an inflight loss of control.

## Other reports on N6542Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19960424008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960424008249A), Apr 24, 1996: Piper PA25235 (N6542Z), Buffalo, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Conducting test flight crashed while in the traffic pattern.

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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