Accident · 2025-06-27

NTSB case ERA25LA251 · PIPER PA-22-135 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-06-27
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
PIPER PA-22-135 (N3228B)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
ELDORADO AIRCRAFT LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
ELDORADO AIRCRAFT LLC

Probable cause

Pilot’s decision to take off from a wet and unmaintained field that was unsuitable for airplane operations, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight.

Source: NTSB case ERA25LA251

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 flyingPrivateNone79BasicMed1,100 total · 300 in this make/model · 1,050 as PIC · 15 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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