# Accident 20120906020629A: Piper PA-25-235, Jasper, MO, September 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Jasper, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 5KKG
- Location: 37.3361° N, 94.3011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3361&lon=-94.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7655Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7655Z-2025-03-18) (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 PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,180 total, 5,158 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA622](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA622) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120906020629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED LAMAR, MO AIRPORT (LLU) FOR AERIAL APPLICATION WORK APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF JASPER MO. DURING A TURN TO PREPARE FOR AN APPLICATION PASS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE FIELD.

## 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 CEN12LA622](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA622), Sep 6, 2012: Piper PA-25-235 (N7655Z), Jasper, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to separation of a carburetor air box support bracket and subsequent airflow obstruction to the carburetor.

## Other reports on N7655Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19850507016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507016019A), May 7, 1985: Piper PA25235 (N7655Z), Bridgeport, NE, Substantial damage. Prospective buyer took aircraft on a test flight. Ran out of gas. Wheel hit soft spot in beet field, ground looped.

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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