Accident Piper PA-25-260 N4749Y, Thursday 6 May 1993

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Date:	Thursday 6 May 1993
Time:	16:22 LT
Type:	Piper PA-25-260
Owner/operator:	Earlimart Dusters, Inc.
Registration:	N4749Y
MSN:	25-4506
Year of manufacture:	1968
Total airframe hrs:	3963 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-540-A1D5
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Pixley, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS BEGINNING A LOCAL PRACTICE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE CROSSWIND TURN ONTO THE DOWNWIND LEG.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during the turn. The inadvertent stall was a factor in this accident.

Accident investigation: