19820503013479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Greenwood, MS · May 3, 1982

Date
May 3, 1982 · 09:30 local
Place
Greenwood, MS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8617L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA122
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,129 total76 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine connecting rod failed. Pilot landed in farm field with oil covered windshield. Struck a fence row.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CONNECTING ROD FAILED. PILOT LANDED IN FARM FIELD WITH OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. STRUCK A FENCE ROW.

NTSB investigation

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