# Accident 20250823011449A: Piper PA-25-235, Argusville, ND, August 23, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2025, 09:35 local time
- Place: Argusville, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WISG
- Location: 47.0522° N, 96.9345° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0522&lon=-96.9345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7239Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7239Z-2026-05-19) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total, 280 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250823011449A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OF PESTICIDE WHERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ENCOUNTERED POWER LINES, LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE AND CAME TO REST 100 YARDS FROM THE INTIAL IMPACT POINT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PIC WAS NOT 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 CEN25LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA336), Aug 23, 2025: Piper PA-25-235 (N7239Z), Argusville, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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