# Accident 20141001019939A: Piper PA-25-235, Yankton, SD, October 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Airport: Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2CRG
- Location: 42.9469° N, 97.4400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-97.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6659Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6659Z) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 350 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141001019939A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SPRAYING A CROP APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WEST OF YANKTON, SD AND WAS OPERATING UNDER CFR PART 137.  THE PILOT STATED HE REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND HEADED TOWARDS KYKN FOR FUEL.  HE RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF MILES WEST OF KYKN AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, LEFT WING, AND THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT (N6659Z).  THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE CROP.  NO CHEMICAL WAS SPILLED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 CEN15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA001), Oct 1, 2014: Piper PA 25-235 (N6659Z), Yankton, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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