Piper PA-25-235 N8515L
7 June 2000 · Maddock, North Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 June 2000 at about 16:38 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8515L was involved in an accident near Maddock, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maddock, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.9592, -99.5207
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N8515L
- 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
- CHI00LA151
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the turbulent weather condition, the inadvertent stall, and the inadequate weather evaluation by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aircraft was conducting an aerial application mission when the aircraft encountered "dead air" during a turn following the completion of a spray-run. The pilot reported that the aircraft stalled, impacting the terrain. The pilot stated that after he evacuated the airplane it exploded and was consumed in a post-accident fire. The pilot reported that the weather conditions were getting turbulent and he should have terminated the aerial application flights earlier in the day.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-25-260 | Coleville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-25 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-25-260 | Wallis, Texas, United States | Double L Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2001 | Piper PA-25-150 | Marcos Juarez, Argentina | Arasunu S.R.L | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-25-235 | Fabens, Texas, United States | Eagle AG Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-25-235 | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2000 | Cessna C-T188C | Elgin, North Dakota, United States | Clyde D Rische | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2000 | Cessna 150K | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Cessna 152 | Park River, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2000 | Grumman G164 | McVille, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2000 | Robinson R-22 BETA | Galesburg, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Portland, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |