Accident Piper PA-25-235 N6541Z, Thursday 28 May 1992

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Date:	Thursday 28 May 1992
Time:	22:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-25-235
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N6541Z
MSN:	25-2080
Year of manufacture:	1962
Total airframe hrs:	2761 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-540-B2C5
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Gardner, ND - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Grandin, ND (0ND2)
Destination airport:	(NONE)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT HAD ALMOST COMPLETED A REVERSAL TURN AND WAS BEGINNING TO ROLL OUT FOR THE SWATH RUN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.

Probable Cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

Accident investigation: