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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Laurel, DE · June 12, 2002

Date: June 12, 2002 · 08:05 local
Place: Laurel, DE
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4898Y
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2B5
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total350 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4898YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-4705 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-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 incident was approximately 2 to 3 miles west of Laurel airport on route 24. (Laurel sharptown road)

As the FAA filed it

(-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 INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MILES WEST OF LAUREL AIRPORT ON ROUTE 24. (LAUREL SHARPTOWN ROAD)

Other reports on N4898Y · 1

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

Incident 19980617029599ILow Level Operations · Laurel, DEWhile 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.Jun 17, 1998 · Minor damage