# Accident 19850428016669A: Piper PA25235, Grenola, KS, April 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Grenola, KS
- Airport: Liebau
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.3507° N, 96.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3507&lon=-96.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8624L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8624L-1987-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,570 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428016669A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP FROM SPRAY RUN AND ENGINE QUIT. NOSED INTO FIELD AND BURNED. PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLIGHT.

## 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 MKC85LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA091), Apr 28, 1985: Piper PA-25-235C (N8624L), Grenola, KS, destroyed

## Other reports on N8624L (2)

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

- [Accident 19830429030119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830429030119A), Apr 29, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N8624L), Grenola, KS, Substantial damage. During a spray run, ran out of fuel due to a fuel line leak. No ag operators certificate.
- [Accident 19790529012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529012019A), May 29, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N8624L), Tonkawa, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated engine stopped during spray operation. Flipped over on landing. Cause unknown.

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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