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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Graceville, FL · October 2, 1980

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Date: October 2, 1980 · 12:00 local
Place: Graceville, FL
Airport: Farmers Air Servi
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7689Z
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,420 total829 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7689ZRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2017 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3846 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit after takeoff. Pilot tried to return to strip and land. Aircraft crashed and burned.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO STRIP AND LAND. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.