# Incident 20070821019129I: Piper PA25235, Belhaven, NC, August 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Belhaven, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RSEG
- Location: 35.5430° N, 76.6231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belhaven, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5430&lon=-76.6231&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 O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070821019129I

## Narrative

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

(-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) QUARTS. PRE-TAKEOFF RUN-UP AND MAGNETO CHECK WAS NORMAL AND TAKE-OFF OCCURRED AT 18:00 HOURS. AFTER CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET AGL IN ROUTE TO A FIELD TO BE SPRAYED, THE OIL TEMPERATURE SLOWLY BEGAN TO INCREASE TOWARD THE RED LINE OF 250 DEGREES AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE OIL TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT LEAVING HIS ONLY OPTION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY FLIPPED OVER JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N7726Z (3)

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

- [Accident 19940822022669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022669A), Aug 22, 1994: Piper PA25235 (N7726Z), Washington, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power on wide base leg. Landed across tobacco field furrows. Tow gallons unuseable fuel in tanks.
- [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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