Piper PA-25-235 N8819L
22 August 1988 · La Grange, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1988 at about 14:40 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8819L, operated by Wa-Lu Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near La Grange, North Carolina, 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 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Grange, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3001, -77.7797
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N8819L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wa-Lu Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL88DMG08
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 REPORTED THAT THE SPRAY BOOM COLLIDED WITH A TREE, RESULTING IN THE LEFT AILERON BEING JAMMED IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE POSITION. THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A FIELD.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 7 May 1988 | Piper PA-25-150 | Chase, Kansas, United States | Bill E. Nave | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,925 records for this type
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