41.0141° N, 95.2244° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Oak, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 26, 1986 · 19:00 local
Place
Red Oak, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Aircraft
N7020Z
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,600 total2,500 in this make and model50 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 surged and loss of power noted. Landed on a road. Fuel system contaminated with rust and water.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SURGED AND LOSS OF POWER NOTED. LANDED ON A ROAD. FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATED WITH RUST AND WATER.