19980617029599I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Laurel, DE · June 17, 1998

Date
June 17, 1998 · 19:50 local
Place
Laurel, DE
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
MWSG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4898Y
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While spraying crops the pilot experienced an engine failure and made an emergency landing in a wheat field. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft received minor damage. Investigation will continue to determine cause.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE SPRAYING CROPS THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

Other reports on N4898Y · 1

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