- Date
- July 28, 1985, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madelia, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7619KPiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850728034459A
- Case key
- 13167
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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 - contaminationCause
Fluid,fuel - waterCause
Refueling - improperCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Nose over
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Analysis
During cruise engine power was lost. The pilot was unable to restart the engine. During landing in an oats field the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7619K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 587-21
- Airframe hours
- 1,425
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clifford E. Nasby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1984 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- MBG · Molbridge, SD
- Destination
- AUM · Austin, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Unknown
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,228 total · 1,228 in this make and model · 39 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Observed at
- FSD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.