Accident Piper PA-25-235 N8808L,
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Date:Monday 31 July 1995
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-25-235
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N8808L
MSN: 25-5306
Year of manufacture:1971
Total airframe hrs:4790 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-540-B2C5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Shelley, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL ON A ROUGH AIRSTRIP, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. AS THE PILOT WAS CORRECTING FOR THE SITUATION, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GRAIN GROWING ALONG THE BORDER OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE VEERED INTO THE FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause: THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BURST DURING TAKEOFF.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA95LA168
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA95LA168

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Fuel exhaustion

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