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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Mexico, MO · May 19, 1993

Date: May 19, 1993 · 15:20 local
Place: Mexico, MO
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8787L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI93LA175
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries: 0

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

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What happened

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

(-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 field and nosed over. The engine was removed from the airframe. During the removal and subsequent preparation of the engine for a test run in a different airframe, some water was noted in the fuel gascolator, oil was seen in the left magneto, a broken high tension lead was replaced, and a different carburetor air box was fitted. The engine started and ran normally, except for a slight roughness at full rated power.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 FIELD AND NOSED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRFRAME. DURING THE REMOVAL AND SUBSEQUENT PREPARATION OF THE ENGINE FOR A TEST RUN IN A DIFFERENT AIRFRAME, SOME WATER WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL GASCOLATOR, OIL WAS SEEN IN THE LEFT MAGNETO, A BROKEN HIGH TENSION LEAD WAS REPLACED, AND A DIFFERENT CARBURETOR AIR BOX WAS FITTED. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY, EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT ROUGHNESS AT FULL RATED POWER.

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 CHI93LA175Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMexico, MOa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the soft field landing site.May 19, 1993 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8787L · 3

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

Accident 19910709026739AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Las Cruces, NMLost power. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel was contaminated. Did not hold a aerial ag operator certificate.Jul 9, 1991 · 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