# NTSB ATL88DMG08: Piper PA-25-235, N8819L, La Grange, NC, August 22, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 22, 1988, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place: La Grange, NC
- Coordinates: 35.300113, -77.779685 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3001&lon=-77.7797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88DMG08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7559/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG08

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - tree(s)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, climb
  - flight control,aileron - jammed (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SPRAY BOOM COLLIDED WITH A TREE, RESULTING IN THE LEFT AILERON BEING JAMMED IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE POSITION. THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8819L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8819L-1997-12-30), registration cancelled 1997-12-30, S/N 255323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 255323
- Airframe hours: 3211
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-B2C5 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Wa-Lu Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Wa Lu Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1988, 15 hours before
- Departed: WALU, FARMVILLE, NC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880822035099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822035099A), Aug 22, 1988: Piper PA25235, Lagrange, NC, Substantial damage. Struck trees and crashed on a pullup from a spray run.

## Other investigations on N8819L (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 ATL94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA159), Aug 21, 1994: Piper PA-25 (N8819L), Columbia, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the aircraft carburetor that resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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.

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