- Date
- April 20, 1984, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Morrow, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6733ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840420013999A
- Case key
- 12583
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Analysis
About 10 min. After takeoff on an aerial application flt the acft's eng lost pwr. The plt made a forced landing in a corn field & during rollout collided with a tree. According to the plt, the acft's eng blew its right rear cylinder because its hold down bolts had not been properly torqued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6733Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2346
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B285, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- K. C. R. Airplane Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 62D · Warren, OH
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,541 total · 800 in this make and model · 8,400 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUK, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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