# Accident 19840505017119A: Piper PA25235, Jesup, GA, May 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1984, 16:15 local time
- Place: Jesup, GA
- Airport: Wayne Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6608° N, 81.9305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6608&lon=-81.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90856 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505017119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE NOVICE AG PILOT WAS DISPENSING WATER FOR PRACTICE. MAY HAVE PULLED MIXTURE IN PLACE OF SPRAY KNOB

## 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 ATL84LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA163), May 5, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N90856), Jesup, GA, destroyed

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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