# Accident 19900808037579A: Piper PA25235, Sykeston, ND, August 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1990, 19:20 local time
- Place: Sykeston, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SYEG
- Location: 47.4594° N, 99.3898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4594&lon=-99.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4471Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4471Y-2020-09-04) (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: 751 total, 196 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DTG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808037579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI90DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DTG05), Aug 9, 1990: Piper PA-25-235 (N4471Y), Sykeston, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING.

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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