# Accident 19911024047929A: Piper PA25235, Thomasville, GA, October 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Thomasville, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MFQG
- Location: 30.8303° N, 83.9706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8303&lon=-83.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7501Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7501Z-1992-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911024047929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DUMPED LOAD. MUSHED TO GROUND,HIGH SINK RATE. FUELING PROCESS SUSPECT FOR DIRT OR WATER.

## 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 ATL92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA014), Oct 24, 1991: Piper PA-25-235 (N7501Z), Thomasville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT.

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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