- Date
- July 11, 1982, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Edgeley, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9792PPiper PA-25D-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820711027329A
- Case key
- 70549
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft lost power on takeoff and a forced landing was made in an open field. The aircraft had been refueled from barrels by the pilot. His fuel contained water from recent rain. During an examination of the aircraft, water was found in the fuel pump; fuel supply line and one fuel tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9792P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25D-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25756106
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Lonnie D. Hartwig
- Registered owner
- Lonnie D. Hartwig
- Departed
- Edgeley, ND
- Destination
- Douglas, WY
- Airport
- Hartwig Farm Strip
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,432 total · 100 in this make and model · 1,326 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JMS, 40 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 N9792P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.