# Accident 19970721019169A: Piper PA25235, Blackwell, OK, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Blackwell, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LA9G
- Location: 36.8003° N, 97.2910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8003&lon=-97.2910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8784L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8784L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (registry code 42338, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,453 total, 1,095 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721019169A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 21, 1997, AT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-25-235 ARGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N8784L, OWNED AND OP TAKEOFF CLIMB NEAR BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VFR FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT THAT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP, AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANES ENGINE EXP THE AIRPLANES WING CONTACTED TALL WEEDS IN A ROAD DITCH AND PULLED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE DITCH. THE PILOT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE LEFT WING WAS ALSO BENT. AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO ATTENDED THE RUN REPORTED THAT THE PILOT REACHED IN AN REPORTED THAT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH HUMIDITY AND THAT HE SUSPECTED.              (-23) TOOK OFF @ DETERDING (EAST OF BLACKWELL) TO THE SOUTH, TURNING BACK TO THE NORTH ABOUT 2 MILES. 300' TO 400' AGL, LOST ENGINE POWER, APPLIED FULL RICH MIXTURE, PULLED CARB HEAT, PUMPED THROTTLE, HAD TO SET ACFT DOWN ON GRAVEL ROAD - (7) MILES EAST OF BLACKWELL (1) MILE NORTH. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AFTER STOPPED, MAJOR DAMAGE TO RH WING AND FUSELAGE FROM PILOT AFT., L/G, E NG, AND PROP OK.

## 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 FTW97LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA277), Jul 21, 1997: Piper PA-25-235 (N8784L), Blackwell, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors relating to the accident were: the high vegetation and ditch in the emergency landing area.

## Other reports on N8784L (3)

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

- [Incident 19980616025779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616025779I), Jun 16, 1998: Piper PA25235 (N8784L), Salida, CO, Minor damage. During landing, and after completing a glider tow operation, the pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft hit and damaged two runway lights and one…
- [Accident 19770610016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770610016689A), Jun 10, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N8784L), Canby, MN, Substantial damage. Fuel cell bladder torn. Lndd in corn fld.
- [Accident 19760501010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501010149A), May 1, 1976: Piper PA25235 (N8784L), Elton, LA, Substantial damage

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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