19870904050229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Center, CO · September 4, 1987

Date
September 4, 1987 · 10:22 local
Place
Center, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NLFG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6796Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87DTE05
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total3,500 in this make and model300 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.

Engine quit en route for spraying operations. Crashed in a field. Aircraft destroyed. Found two stuck valves.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE FOR SPRAYING OPERATIONS. CRASHED IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. FOUND TWO STUCK VALVES.

NTSB investigation

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