# Accident 20170928014209A: Piper PA-25-235, Westphalia, KS, September 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2017, 17:16 local time
- Place: Westphalia, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9VSG
- Location: 38.1850° N, 95.4836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1850&lon=-95.4836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7336Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7336Z) (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: 408 total, 233 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170928014209A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/28/2017 PIPER PA-25-235, N7336Z WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL 14 CFR PART 137 OPERATIONS (CERTIFICATE NO. 9VSG528O) EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND LANDED IN A PASTURE AT 17502 WAYSIDE ROAD, WESTPHALIA, KS AT APPROXIMATELY 17:16 CST.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.  THE LANDING RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN17LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA372), Sep 28, 2017: Piper PA 25-235 (N7336Z), Westphalia, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft that resulted from main bearing shift and lack of lubrication.

## Other reports on N7336Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19850608023599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023599A), Jun 8, 1985: Piper PA25235 (N7336Z), Lovington, NM, Substantial damage. Collided with fence post during attempted takeoff from alfalfa field. Density altitude a factor.

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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