# Accident 20160825015839A: Piper PA-25-235, Bushton, KS, August 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bushton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4FBG
- Location: 38.5061° N, 98.3961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5061&lon=-98.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4963Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4963Y-2021-06-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160825015839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER, WITH NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WITH "TALL MILO [CROP]." THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 CEN16LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA334), Aug 25, 2016: Piper PA 25-235 (N4963Y), Bushton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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