# NTSB MIA82FKJ05: Piper PA-25, N8921L, Jay, FL, August 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1982, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Jay, FL
- Coordinates: 30.95046, -87.14981 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9505&lon=-87.1498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FKJ05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71186/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKJ05

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - aerial application
  - judgment - poor, company/operator management (contributing factor)
  - improper decision, company/operator management (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate initial training, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application

## Analysis

THE ACFT STALLED DURING A SPRAYING OPERATION. THE PLT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT'S CERTIFICATE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE HAD NO FLT TIME LOGGED IN A PA-25 & NO INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND TO INDICATE THE PLT HAD RECEIVED ANY INSTRUCTION, GROUND OR FLT, IN AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. THE PLT DID NOT HOLD A PART 137 CERTIFICATE. THE ACFT WAS BORROWED BY THE PLT FROM A PART 137 OPERATOR TO SPRAY HIS OWN CROPS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8921L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8921L-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 25-5384, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- 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: 25-5384
- Airframe hours: 3528
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-B2C5 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: E.M. Odum
- Registered owner: E.M. Odum
- Departed: ODUM STRIP, FL
- Destination: ODUM STRIP, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 88 total, 65 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 185 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820802034029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034029A), Aug 2, 1982: Piper PA25235, Jay, FL, Destroyed. Pilot was attempting spraying operation on own crops when crash occurred.

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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