# Incident 19980617029599I: Piper PA25235, Laurel, DE, June 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1998, 19:50 local time
- Place: Laurel, DE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MWSG
- Location: 38.5738° N, 75.5712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5738&lon=-75.5712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4898Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4898Y) (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 O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617029599I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20020612019089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020612019089I), Jun 12, 2002: Piper PA25235 (N4898Y), Laurel, DE, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft made an emergency landing in a farm field due to fuel starvation. Agricultural spraying was in process at the time of incident. Place of…

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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