- Date
- September 11, 1982, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ray City, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7687ZPiper PA 25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820911047879A
- Case key
- 72349
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while he was spraying crops, the engine began to skip and backfire. He decided to terminate the swath run and climb from the field. At that time, the engine quit and the pilot climbed as high as possible before gliding to a nearby soybean field. During the landing phase, the aircraft was damaged. An investigation revealed that the carburetor heat ducting was disconnected, thus rendering it inoperative. The nearest weather reporting facility reported that the temperature and dew point were 86 and 70 degrees, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power and visible icing at cruise power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7687Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA 25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3841
- Airframe hours
- 2,263
- Engine
- Lycoming O-520-B25C, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Michael Lang
- Registered owner
- Michael Lang
- Departed
- Nashville, GA
- Destination
- Nashville, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,260 total · 685 in this make and model · 1,209 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7687Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.