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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Chesapeake, VA · April 3, 1991

Date
April 3, 1991 · 09:30 local
Place
Chesapeake, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SVSG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54917
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO91LA039
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total2,000 in this make and model20 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.

Reported engine failed. Stalled turning back to spray field. No engine defects found.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE FAILED. STALLED TURNING BACK TO SPRAY FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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