Piper PA-25-235 N4590Y

Summary

On 13 July 1999 at about 01:25 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N4590Y was involved in an accident near McVille, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 July 1999 at 01:25

Classification

Accident

Location

McVille, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

McVille Municipal Airport (8M6)

Coordinates

47.7591, -98.1694

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N4590Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA233

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot not attaining a proper climb rate. Factors were the stall/mush and the ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On the pilot's third takeoff of the day, the airplane departed the same as the two previous flights. The airplane was downwind of some grain elevators. The airplane had started to lose lift and altitude. He dumped the airplane's chemical load and he said he still would not have enough time to recover because of obstructions. He said that there was a ditch in his flight path and that he decided to put the airplane down there without hurting anyone on the ground. The pilot stated the wings, landing gear, engine, hopper, and fuel tank were damaged in the 'crash'. The wreckage was inspected and no preimpact anomalies were found. The Devils Lake Municipal Airport weather at 2035 was: Wind 110 degrees at 5 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 26 degrees C; dew point 17 degrees C; altimeter 29.83 inches of mercury.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.