- Date
- April 15, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Baxley, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90856Piper PA-25-235D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820415010389A
- Case key
- 69895
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - waterCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Load jettison - performed
Overrun
All available runway - not possible
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
During takeoff, the engine lost power at about 75 ft AGL. The pilot jettisoned his load of pesticide and landed straight ahead on the remaining runway. The plane continued off the end of the runway, ran into a drainage ditch, and was substantially damaged. During an investigation, water was found in all fuel drains and in the carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90856
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-8156003
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Raymond M Harris (Sky Farm Ser
- Registered owner
- Raymond M Harris (Sky Farm Ser
- Departed
- 30J · Baxley, GA
- Destination
- 30J · Baxley, GA
- Airport
- 30J · Baxley Municipal, runway 7, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.