Piper PA-25-235 N9569P
25 April 1988 · Akron, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1988 at about 20:25 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N9569P, operated by Thornton Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Akron, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Akron, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Akron-Washington County (ADO)
- Coordinates
- 40.1602, -103.2095
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N9569P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thornton Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Wiggins
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88DTE03
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THE WIND WAS FROM 200 DEGREES AT 10 KTS, AS HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 13. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 20-30 FEET AGL IT BEGAN TO SINK AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR OR CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE SINK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Princess Anne, Maryland, United States | Agri-Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Climax, Georgia, United States | William F. Howell | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | La Grange, North Carolina, United States | Wa-Lu Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Conrad, Montana, United States | Mellott, Thomas H. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Eldora, Iowa, United States | Jeffrey J. Nord | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-25 | Chebanse, Illinois, United States | Rusk Crop Spraying Co, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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