Piper PA-28-112 accident near Pearland, Texas, February 25, 1985
On February 25, 1985 at about 10:25 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-112, registered N9769T, was destroyed in an accident near Pearland, Texas (Pearland airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 25, 1985 · about 10:25 pm local time
- Place
- Pearland, Texas · Pearland
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-112 · all PA-28-112s on the register
- Registration
- N9769T · no longer on the register · serial 38-78A0198
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
CFI PUT DOWN TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS WHICH IS FULL DOWN ON THE PA-38. CFI STATED HE HAD FLOWN A PA-28-161 THAT MORNING AND THAT TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS ON THAT ACFT WERE USED FOR SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS. THE ACFT ENTERED A STALL-MUSH AFTER TAKEOFF AND CONTROL WAS LOST DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,017 hours in all; 91 in this make and model; 161 in the last 90 days; 807 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,328 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 8, 1984; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: H & R Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: T29 Pearland TX at 10:25 pm
- Destination: T41 Laporte TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 2,400 ft by 30 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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