# Accident 20240605017399A: Piper PA-25-235, Colquitt, GA, June 5, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2024, 06:15 local time
- Place: Colquitt, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FYRG
- Location: 31.0920° N, 84.7542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0920&lon=-84.7542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8715L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8715L) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 146 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240605017399A

## Narrative

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

JUNE 05, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 0615 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HE , PIPER PA-25 CROP DUSTER DEPARTED OFF PRIVATE FIELD. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASH LANDED IN SWAMP AREA OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. PILOT WAS RELEASED THAT DAY WITH SCRATCHES AND BRUISES.

## 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 ERA24LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA248), Jun 5, 2024: Piper PA-25-235 (N8715L), Colquitt, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the fuel shutoff valve from corrosion, which allowed the valve stem to obstruct the internal fuel port, resulting in a restriction of fuel flow to the engine.

## Other reports on N8715L (1)

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

- [Accident 19830905047129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830905047129A), Sep 5, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N8715L), Pinehurst, GA, Substantial damage. Left main gear shock cords broke on landing. Right main cords broke on impact with a ditch. Shock cords were rotted

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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