Accident · 2025-06-19

NTSB case CEN25LA218 · PIPER PA-36-375 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date
2025-06-19
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
PIPER PA-36-375 (N6174A)
Operating rule
Part 137
Operator
Dakota Air Spray Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
DAKOTA AIR SPRAY LLC

Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a low-level aerial application, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.

Source: NTSB case CEN25LA218

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingCommercialAirplane28Class 2 (2025-06-20)612.4 total · 8.6 in this make/model · 566.2 as PIC · 52.6 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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