# Accident 20230517008469A: Piper PA-25-235, Hollywood, FL, May 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2023, 12:36 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0045° N, 80.1753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0045&lon=-80.1753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430AB) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 3 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230517008469A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA-25-235 SERIAL NUMBER 25-3996 WAS CONDUCTING BANNER TOWING OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE BANNER HOOKUP AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 16:29 UTC AND HEADED EAST NORTHEAST ASCENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE TO APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET WHEN THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER AND ENTERED A STALL SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO NORTH PARK RD IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND IGNITED AFTER IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA23FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA234), May 17, 2023: Piper PA-25-235 (N430AB), Hollywood, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of 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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