# Accident 19930519014459A: Piper PA25235, Mexico, MO, May 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1993, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mexico, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.1595° N, 91.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1595&lon=-91.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8787L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787L-2013-05-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519014459A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA175), May 19, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N8787L), Mexico, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the soft field landing site.

## Other reports on N8787L (3)

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

- [Accident 19910709026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026739A), Jul 9, 1991: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Lost power. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel was contaminated. Did not hold a aerial ag operator certificate.
- [Accident 19820820040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040249A), Aug 20, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Fisk, MO, Destroyed. Caught a wing tip in milo on edge of ag strip during an attempted takeoff. Airplane ground looped and flipped over.
- [Accident 19750509011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509011479A), May 9, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Leroy, LA, Substantial damage. Plt did not check condition of strip. Hit water hole hidden by grass. Insufficient room for abort.

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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