- Date
- July 30, 1988, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Climax, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4880YPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880730033679A
- Case key
- 7541
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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) - mech failure/malf
Accessory drive assy - shearedCause
Engine assembly,camshaft - disengaged
Ignition system - disengaged
Forced landing
Nose over
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4880Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-46-84
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- William F. Howell, doing business as Howell Crop Dusting Service
- Registered owner
- William F. Howell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 29, 1988 · 123 hours before
- Departed
- BGE · Bainbridge, GA
N4880YRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2017 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,144 total · 105 in this make and model · 747 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N4880Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI83LA358Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBaroda, MIThe acft collided with wires during a spraying operation. During the forced landing following the wire strike the acft nosed over. The pilot said chemical spill from powerline strike obscured his vision through windshield and made the forced landing…NTSB FTW70DRG21Accident · No injuriesClosedRaymondville, TX