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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Sykeston, ND · August 8, 1990

Date
August 8, 1990 · 19:20 local
Place
Sykeston, ND
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SYEG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4471Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90DTG05
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
751 total196 in this make and model50 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 while surveying sunflower field. Spray boom caught in tall wheat on landing. Water,dirt in fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE SURVEYING SUNFLOWER FIELD. SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN TALL WHEAT ON LANDING. WATER,DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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