N9561P – PIPER PA-25-260 – 1994-07-08 NTSB Accident Report

On July 08, 1994, a Piper PA-25-260 (N9561P) was involved in an incident near Crosby, ND. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the accident are the rough runway, and the pilot's improper preflight planning.

On July 8, 1994, about 1515 central daylight time, a Piper PA-25 airplane, N9561P, sustained substantial damage during an attempted takeoff from a private airstrip in Crosby, North Dakota. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. The flight operated in visual meteorological conditions without flight plan under 14 CFR Part 91.

The pilot reported he was attempting to takeoff from the narrow airstrip with an empty chemical hopper for a local flight. He wrote in his report to the NTSB that the north/south oriented turf runway he selected for takeoff was much rougher than the east/west runway, but that the twenty knot prevailing wind from the north favored a takeoff to the north.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94LA223. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9561P.