- Date
- August 12, 1990, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Minden, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6358ZPiper PA-25-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19900812033419A
- Case key
- 14747
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Probable cause
A stall encountered because of aircraft control not maintained by the PIC. Factors were a partial powerplant failure due to carburetor icing conditions, carburetor heat not used by the PIC, and load jettison not performed by the PIC.
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
While executing an aerial application turn-around maneuver, the plt said that the powerplant seemed to lose power. The acft stalled, collided with the terrain, slid to a stop, then burst into flames. Meteorological conditions were conducive for carburetor icing at the time, and post accident engine inspection failed to reveal any mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6358Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-474
- Airframe hours
- 1,263
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Michael P. Cavanaugh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1990 · 70 hours before
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAR, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.