- Date
- July 6, 1983, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Weaver, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7649ZPiper PA-25-235B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830706031889A
- Case key
- 6114
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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 - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Main gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,main gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
After making 5 swath runs which expended about 1/2 of his load, the plt stated his fuel gage read 5 gals. He diverted to mcminn arpt to refuel. On final the eng quit & the acft touched down in the muddy overrun. The wheels sank in the mudshearing off the main landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7649Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3790
- Airframe hours
- 3,015
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- James F. Fleming, doing business as Gold Dust Flying Service
- Registered owner
- James F. Fleming
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1982
- Departed
- 64A · Jacksonville, AL
- Airport
- 25A · Mcminn, runway 8, 2,650 × 30 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12,465 total · 2,742 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANB, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.