19910709026739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Las Cruces, NM · July 9, 1991

Date: July 9, 1991 · 05:45 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8787L
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN91LA088
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540G1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,100 total

N8787LRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-5473 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel was contaminated. Did not hold a aerial ag operator certificate.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. FLIPPED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED. DID NOT HOLD A AERIAL AG OPERATOR CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN91LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Cruces, NMPower loss due to fuel contamination. A factor was: pilot's inadequate airplane preflight.Jul 9, 1991 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8787L · 3

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

Accident 19930519014459AMexico, MO(-4)The pilot reported a partial loss of engine power during a spray run. He briefly applied carburetor heat, pumped the throttle and leaned the mixture, but was unable to restore sufficient power to maintain altitude. He landed the airplane in a soft, fallow…May 19, 1993 · Substantial damage Accident 19820820040249ATakeoff Ground Roll · Fisk, MOCaught a wing tip in milo on edge of ag strip during an attempted takeoff. Airplane ground looped and flipped over.Aug 20, 1982 · Destroyed Accident 19750509011479ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Leroy, LAPlt did not check condition of strip. Hit water hole hidden by grass. Insufficient room for abort.May 9, 1975 · Substantial damage