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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Tonkawa, OK · May 29, 1979

Date: May 29, 1979 · 09:40 local
Place: Tonkawa, OK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8624L
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW79DPJ20
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,450 total918 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N8624LRegistration cancelled Dec 16, 1987 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 255055 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated engine stopped during spray operation. Flipped over on landing. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ENGINE STOPPED DURING SPRAY OPERATION. FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW79DPJ20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTonkawa, OKMay 29, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8624L · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19850428016669ALow Level Operations · Grenola, KSPulled up from spray run and engine quit. Nosed into field and burned. Pilot thought he had enough fuel for flight.Apr 28, 1985 · Destroyed Accident 19830429030119AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Grenola, KSDuring a spray run, ran out of fuel due to a fuel line leak. No ag operators certificate.Apr 29, 1983 · Substantial damage