# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA248.md): Piper PA-25 · Hot Springs, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 12, 2025 · N8186K · Substantial damage
  > On July 12, 2025, about 1322 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-25, N8186K, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, South Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB ERA20LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA330.md): Piper PA25 · Floral City, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2020 · N6106Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a tree while flying towards the rising sun during an aerial application flight, which resulted in a collision with the tree and a subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB WPR09FA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA414.md): Piper PA-25 · Creswell, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2009 · N6353Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff for a glider tow operation. Contributing to the accident were the tow pilot's impairment due to marijuana use and the low altitude of the flight that reduced the time available to recover from an…
- [NTSB CHI97LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA159.md): Piper PA-25 · Sullivan, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1997 · N6339Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for flight into IMC. Factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his inadequate evaluation of the weather, and fog.
- [NTSB CHI96FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA141.md): Piper PA-25-150 · Buffalo, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1996 · N6254Z · Destroyed
  > failure of company/operator personnel to install the wing and landing gear (strut) fairings after modifying the airplane for a supplemental type certificate (STC), and improper planning/decision by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: the…
- [NTSB CHI94FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA263.md): Piper PA-25 · Decatur, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1994 · N6440Z · Destroyed
  > Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB CHI93DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCD02.md): Piper PA-25 · Essex, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · May 21, 1993 · N6453Z · Destroyed
  > Fatigue failure of the forward spar fuselage attachment assembly for the right wing. A factor related to the accident was: the lack of a directed inspection procedure that could have been provided with the issuance of an airworthiness directive.
- [NTSB MKC88DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ02.md): Piper PA-25-150 · Chase, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · May 7, 1988 · N6337Z · Substantial damage
  > Witnesses stated they saw the acft spraying a hayfield. They observed the acft strike a powerline as it was making a turn. The pilot stated that his wing clipped the powerline and that the acft went into a flat spin from which he couldn't recover.
- [NTSB DEN86FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTK03.md): Piper PA-25 · Badger, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 17, 1986 · N6120Z · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after takeoff. The acft was landed straight ahead and rolled out into a standing pool of water 8-10 inches deep where it flipped over crushing the canopy and trapping the plts body. During post acc invest sediment…
- [NTSB CHI83FA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA393.md): Piper PA-25-150 · Graceville, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1983 · N6253Z · Destroyed
  > While spraying a field adjacent to a house the acft struck a guy wire which had been strung between a 82 ft tower on the house & a 28 ft pole supported by wires.
- [NTSB CHI82FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA259.md): Piper PA-25-150 · Winamac, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1982 · N6241Z · Destroyed
  > The plt was practicing aerial application maneuvers, & after making a low pass down the rwy at his private airstrip, theengine quit. The acft collided with 30-FT high power lines located at the end of the strip. A state trooper who arrived at the scene 10 to…
- [NTSB CHI80FER49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER49.md): Piper PA-25 · Grove City, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 16, 1980 · N6444Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC77FNE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE22.md): Piper PA-25 · Amherst, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 20, 1977 · N6063Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76FCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ01.md): Piper PA-25 · O Neill, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 3, 1975 · N6361Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC75FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER65.md): Piper PA-25 · Benson, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 16, 1975 · N6027Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLT08.md): Piper PA-25 · Newbern, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 27, 1972 · N6306Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72FPJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPJ35.md): Piper PA-25 · Davis, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 15, 1972 · N6178Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKQ11.md): Piper PA-25 · Georgetown, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 14, 1970 · N6420Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW71FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG04.md): Piper PA-25 · Sunny Side, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 10, 1970 · N6184Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW70FPJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPJ13.md): Piper PA-25 · Cushing, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 22, 1970 · N8226 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70F0220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0220.md): Piper PA-25 · Hollis, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 17, 1969 · N6103Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN70F0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0010.md): Piper PA-25 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 6, 1969 · N6473Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0166.md): Piper PA-25 · Marks, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 10, 1968 · N6133Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0191.md): Piper PA-25 · Presidio, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 7, 1968 · N6271Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI69A0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0024.md): Piper PA-25 · Otterbein, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 25, 1968 · N6574Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA68A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0027.md): Piper PA-25 · Taylorsville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 1, 1967 · N6251Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW66A0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0089.md): Piper PA-25 · Norman, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 9, 1966 · N6158Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW66A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0013.md): Piper PA-25 · La Villa, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 1, 1965 · N6277Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3929](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3929.md): Piper PA-25 · Hereford, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 12, 1964 · N6481Z · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7102502

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