Accident Piper PA-25-235 N8739L, Tuesday 15 March 1994

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Date:	Tuesday 15 March 1994
Time:	14:30 LT
Type:	Piper PA-25-235
Owner/operator:	Welch Flying Service
Registration:	N8739L
MSN:	25-5204
Year of manufacture:	1970
Engine model:	Lycoming O-540-B2CE
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lamesa, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Brownfield, TX (Q26)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
ON THE DOWNWIND TURN OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION PASS, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD AND BURNED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE 'PULLED BACK ON THE STICK RESULTING IN A STALL.' THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND.

Probable Cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUST OF WIND.

Accident investigation: