# Accident 20250905015659A: Piper PA-24, Ashland City, TN, September 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2025, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ashland City, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2748° N, 87.0804° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2748&lon=-87.0804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5759P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5759P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250905015659A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED THE ST. CHARLES COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT/SMARTT FIELD (SET),

ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI, ABOUT 1500, AND WAS DESTINED FOR JOHN C. TUNE AIRPORT (JWN),

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. HE SAID THAT AS HE WAS PREPARING THE AIRPLANE FOR HIS ARRIVAL AT JWN, HE

TWISTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL KNOB TO THE FULL RICH POSITION. WHILE DOING SO, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO

RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND USED THE EMERGENCY

CHECKLIST TO TROUBLESHOOT THE LOSS OF POWER. HE SAID, “I PUT THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, SWITCHED

TANKS, VERIFIED IGNITION WAS ON, VERIFIED THE MIXTURE FULL RICH, TURNED CARB HEAT ON AND VERIFIED THAT

THE PRIMER WAS IN AND LOCKED. I OBSERVED ABOUT 1000 RPM AND 3 GPH ON THE FUEL TOTALIZER. THE

ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS IDLE AND UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE INPUTS.” THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN

ALTITUDE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A CORNFIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE

FUSELAGE.

## 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 ERA25LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA346), Sep 5, 2025: Piper PA-24-180 (N5759P), Ashland City, TN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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