- Date
- August 5, 1990, 19:22 local (Aug 6, 1990, 00:22 UTC)
- Place
- Ulen, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N82521Piper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900805030359A
- Case key
- 14489
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft to avoid the inadvertent entry into a stall/spin at low altitude which resulted in impact with the terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to observe crop development. The flight was conducted at a low altitude. Although the pilot does not recall the exact reason for loss of control of the aircraft, the last thing he remembers was making a left turn. A witness saw the aircraft descending wing and nose down into the terrain. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot sustained serious injuries. Subsequent investigation revealed nothing of a mechanical nature that would have had a negative impact on the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82521
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7756053
- Airframe hours
- 4,160
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-GIA5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sbh A/C Partnership
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 11, 1990
- Departed
- Ulen, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 377 total · 28 in this make and model · 317 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.