Piper PA-25-235 N6736Z

Summary

On 22 July 1999 at about 15:10 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N6736Z, operated by Eagle AG Service, was involved in an accident near Fabens, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 July 1999 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Fabens, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fabens Airport (E35)

Coordinates

31.4991, -106.1504

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N6736Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Eagle AG Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA197

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions. A factor was the windshear weather conditions.

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

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According to the pilot, the airplane was loaded with 80 gallons of cottonseed oil and 30 gallons of aviation gasoline. He taxied to the departure end of the runway and performed a 'normal full rich mixture and full throttle roll' then lifted off approximately 1/3 down the length of the runway. The pilot stated that the airplane climbed approximately 100 feet above the ground and then encountered a 'windshear...and there was a loss of lift.' The pilot added that the airplane's engine was producing 'full power and red line RPM and full rich mixture.' He attempted to maintain altitude without stalling the airplane; however, the propeller clipped a power line. The airplane's left wing impacted a power line pole, the airplane's right wing then impacted another power line pole, and the airplane came to rest against a brick fence. According to the El Paso weather facility, located 22 miles northwest of the accident site, there were towering cumulonimbus clouds to the southeast near the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.