# NTSB ERA17WA124: Piper PA25, N8569L, Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic, March 4, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 4, 2017, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 19.245832, -70.425277
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.2458&lon=-70.4253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94840/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA124

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-25-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7102504), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 4, 2017, about 1330 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-25-235, N8969L, was destroyed following a collision with antenna wires and terrain during an aerial application flight near Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic. The pilot was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Dominican Republic. Further information can be obtained from: Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Junta de Aviación Civil Calle José Joaquín Pérez no. 104, Gazcue Santo Domingo República Dominicana Tel.: (1) 809 689-4167 E-mail: ciaa.jac@gmail.com Fax: (1) 809 221-8616 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Government of the Dominican Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8569L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8569L-2019-01-10), registration cancelled 2019-01-10, S/N 25-4993, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25 (235)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-4993
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 SERIES 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Superior Food Distributors LLC
- Registered owner: Superior Food Distributors LLC

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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