Piper PA-25-235 accident near Pensacola, FL
On January 6, 2009, a Piper PA-25-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pensacola, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 6, 2009
- Place
- Pensacola, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.392°N, 87.343°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090106X51907
Official records · ERA09LA131
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On January 6, 2009, at 1045 central standard time, a Piper PA-25-235, N7160Z, crashed into the ground shortly after takeoff from the Ferguson Airport (82J), Pensacola, Florida. The certificated commercial pilot was killed and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was operated as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from 82J at 1010. According to a witness at 82J, the pilot was practicing banner-tow maneuvers, and using the local left-hand traffic pattern prior to the accident, which included takeoffs, landings, and slow flight. The witness noticed that the accident airplane was in slow flight, about 300 feet above runway 18. He noted the airplane in a closer than normal traffic pattern and the airplane turning to the runway and close in to his house. The winds were fairly strong, but steady from the south. At times, the airplane had almost no groundspeed because of the winds. The witness watched the airplane until it went out of his sight behind a T-hangar. Shortly thereafter, the witness was traveling to his hangar with a friend, and had passed the east side of another T-hangar. The witness then saw the airplane appear into view from the north side of the T-hangars, in a slight left wing down descending turn, and in an approximate 45-degree dive. The wings leveled but the dive continued until the airplane impacted the ground. One of the witnesses stated that the en
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed following a total loss of engine power during a low-level approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
