# Accident 19930826031449A: Piper PA25235, Chesapeake, VA, August 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1993, 09:15 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SVSG
- Location: 36.6191° N, 76.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6191&lon=-76.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9556P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9556P-2013-05-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930826031449A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN TALL CROP. NOSED OVER. CRANKSHAFT GEAR ALIGHNMENT PIN AND ATTACH BOLT FAILED.

## 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 NYC93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA168), Aug 26, 1993: Piper PA-25-225 (N9556P), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loosening of the crankshaft geardrive as a resulted of a sheared bolt and guide pin which resulted in the loss of engine power. A factor was a forced landing on a crop field.

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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