# Accident 20150820013899A: Piper PA-25-235, Harvey, ND, August 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2015, 19:00 local time
- Place: Harvey, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 8FSG
- Location: 47.7875° N, 99.9361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7875&lon=-99.9361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4652Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4652Y) (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-B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150820013899A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 20TH AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM THE PILOT WAS EN-ROUTE TO A FIELD FOR AERIAL APPLICATION.  DURING THE FLIGHT, HE HEARD A "BANG" IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE.  HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD.  AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKES HARD BECAUSE THE END OF THE FIELD AND FENCE WAS APPROACHING.  AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND TURNED, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CAME TO REST 20-30 FEET FROM THE FENCE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARVEY ND, OR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE LONE TREE AIRPORT (DECOMMISSIONED).

## 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 CEN15LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA383), Aug 21, 2015: Piper PA 25-235 (N4652Y), Harvey, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a failed magneto and two cylinders with low compression. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner’s decision to operate the airplane with an ongoing…

## Other reports on N4652Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19990712008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712008919A), Jul 12, 1999: Piper PA25235 (N4652Y), Fargo, ID, Substantial damage. During a spray test run, acft struck ground. (-23)pilot was conducting low altitude swath run to calibrate spray nozzles. Right half of spray boom caught in…

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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