# Accident 19890531015639A: Piper PA25235, Scandia, KS, May 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Scandia, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WDSG
- Location: 39.8203° N, 97.6293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8203&lon=-97.6293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7450Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7450Z-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 938 total, 603 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531015639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST RETURNING TO BASE AFTER SPRAY OPERATION. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MKC89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA132), May 31, 1989: Piper PA-25-235 (N7450Z), Scandia, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED AND SMALL TREES.

## Other reports on N7450Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19740730021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740730021969A), Jul 30, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N7450Z), Mitchell, NE, Substantial damage. Dmgd prop,wgs,gr and spray equip.

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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