- Date
- June 13, 1991, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oakley, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N59661Piper PA-36-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910613021739A
- Case key
- 14813
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s).
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident airplane experienced a loss of engine power and collided with terrain during a forced landing. The pilot was returning to the departure airport after a two hour aerial application flight. The pilot stated the stall warning was on during his descent. No mechanical defects were discovered during a teardown examination of the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59661
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L-16591-48A
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- John Holzmeister, doing business as Holzmeister Ag Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- John Holzmeister
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 549 total · 45 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Observed at
- GLD, 30 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.
Other investigations on N59661 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.