N9489P - 1974 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

PA25

1974

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1974

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

PA25PA-25 Pawnee

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Restricted 1 Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

WARRENTON SOARING CENTER INC

Address

BOX 185

City

WARRENTON

State / Zip Code

Virginia22186

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

53227201

Mode S Code (Hex)

AD2E81

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
May 20, 1989	BFO89LA035	Substantial	Minor	THE FAILURE OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE DURING TAKEOFF AND THE DELAY IN RELEASING FROM THE TOWPLANE AFTER REALIZING THAT HE WAS CLIMBING WELL ABOVE THE TOWPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UPDRAFT ENCOUNTERED AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE OF THE GLIDER PILOT.

May 20, 1989BFO89LA035

Substantial

Minor

THE FAILURE OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE DURING TAKEOFF AND THE DELAY IN RELEASING FROM THE TOWPLANE AFTER REALIZING THAT HE WAS CLIMBING WELL ABOVE THE TOWPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UPDRAFT ENCOUNTERED AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE OF THE GLIDER PILOT.

Additional Details

Registration

N9489P

Serial Number

25-7405589

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC