19870731040429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Columbus, NE · July 31, 1987

Date
July 31, 1987 · 07:10 local
Place
Columbus, NE
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RHZG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7532Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA150
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total3,500 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Severe vibration and smoke en route. Pilot beleived engine problem. Crash landed. Found spray pump shaft broken.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE VIBRATION AND SMOKE EN ROUTE. PILOT BELEIVED ENGINE PROBLEM. CRASH LANDED. FOUND SPRAY PUMP SHAFT BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

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