Piper PA-25-260 N9552P

Summary

On 18 July 2010 at about 00:15 local time, a Piper PA-25-260 registered N9552P was involved in an accident near Cairo, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 July 2010 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cairo, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Private airfield

Coordinates

40.9228, -98.6700

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-260

Registration

N9552P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cairo → Cairo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA410

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed from a 2,500-foot private strip on the third of four planned aerial application flights. During the takeoff the pilot noted that the wind had shifted from the northeast to the east, and was about 5 knots. Shortly after takeoff the single-engine airplane began a slow descent. The pilot attempted to correct the problem by turning into the wind while heading to lower ground; however, the airplane continued to descend until it impacted terrain. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane and that the accident could have been prevented by having a lighter load, aborting the takeoff, dumping the load just after takeoff, or dumping the load instead of making a 90-degree turn.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.