- Date
- June 30, 1983, 19:30 local (Jul 1, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Brandt, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7121ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830630028189A
- Case key
- 16106
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was damaged in a forced landing after its eng lost power during pull-up from the last (cleanup) swath run. APRX25 min before the acdnt flt, the plt landed to reload with chemicals. The owner stated that when the plt was asked if hewanted fuel, he said 'no' because he had 10 to 12 gal which he considered to be enough to finish the spraying operation for the day. The plt stated that he made svrl landings during the day to refill the hopper. Then when he would takeoff, the eng provided full power (2775 RPM); however after making svrl swath runs, he noted that the eng would only provide 2500 RPM during pull-ups. During pull-up on the last cleanup run, the eng did not respond when full throttle was applied. Power was not restored & the acft stalled & fell to the ground. Aprx 31 mi NE at watertown, SD, the temp & dew point at 1951 CDT were 77 & 64 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive to carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7121Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2920
- Airframe hours
- 4,043
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B235, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Gerald Kasuske
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- SD11 · Clear Lake, SD
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,014 total · 237 in this make and model · 237 as pilot in command · 111 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
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 N7121Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.