# Accident 19940821022459A: Piper PA25235, Columbia, NC, August 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1994, 11:05 local time
- Place: Columbia, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZUAG
- Location: 35.9097° N, 76.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9097&lon=-76.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8819L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8819L-1997-12-30) (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: 866 total, 455 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940821022459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SWATH RUN. NOSED OVER LANDING. PIECE OF METAL IN CARBURETOR BROKE OFF AT WELD JAMMED CARB 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 ATL94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA159), Aug 21, 1994: Piper PA-25 (N8819L), Columbia, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the aircraft carburetor that resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8819L (1)

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

- [Accident 19880822035099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822035099A), Aug 22, 1988: Piper PA25235 (N8819L), Lagrange, NC, Substantial damage. Struck trees and crashed on a pullup from a spray run.

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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