# Accident 19810911058589A: Piper PA25235, Smithfield, VA, September 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1981, 09:15 local time
- Place: Smithfield, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9735° N, 76.6146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9735&lon=-76.6146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9558P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 90 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911058589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81DID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID18), Sep 11, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N9558P), Carrolton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9558P (3)

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

- [Incident 20110806017879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806017879I), Aug 6, 2011: Piper PA-25-235 (N9558P), Virginia Beach, VA, Minor damage. Pilot was in the banner drop phase of his flight. His airspeed was too slow. The aircraft stalled above the runway and landed hard with the banner still…
- [Accident 19800823036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823036899A), Aug 23, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N9558P), Henryetta, OK, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Aborted, ground-looped to avoid drop-off at end. Carb heat on. Loose p lead on mag.
- [Accident 19760811027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811027499A), Aug 11, 1976: Piper PA25235 (N9558P), Spearman, TX, Substantial damage. Oil rig near by.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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