# Accident 19940822022669A: Piper PA25235, Washington, NC, August 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Washington, NC
- Airport: Warren Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5502° N, 77.0493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5502&lon=-77.0493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7726Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7726Z-2009-08-18) (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 O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 722 total, 459 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022669A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON WIDE BASE LEG. LANDED ACROSS TOBACCO FIELD FURROWS. TOW GALLONS UNUSEABLE FUEL IN TANKS.

## 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 ATL94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA163), Aug 22, 1994: Piper PA-25-235 (N7726Z), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain, a plowed field, available for landing.

## Other reports on N7726Z (3)

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

- [Incident 20070821019129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070821019129I), Aug 21, 2007: Piper PA25235 (N7726Z), Belhaven, NC, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he had performed a normal pre-flight check and drained fuel for a sample and added two (2) quarts of oil for a total of eleven (11)…
- [Accident 19800926058219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926058219A), Sep 26, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N7726Z), Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Impacted short of runway. Loose bolt sheared accessory gear dowel pin.
- [Accident 19740425008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740425008669A), Apr 25, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N7726Z), Altheimer, AR, Substantial damage. Fuel gage inaccurate. Plt didnt visually ck fuel.

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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