- Date
- June 20, 1986, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- South Heart, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8768LPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860620027029A
- Case key
- 16985
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 - exhaustionCause
Fuel consumption calculations - misjudgedCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven
Analysis
According to the plt, during a swath run (agricultural spraying), the eng quit & a forced landing was accomplished. During the interview, the plt stated the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8768L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-5463
- Airframe hours
- 2,072
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- The Paces Inc.
- Registered owner
- Foss & Meier Flt. Serv.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 27, 1985 · 152 hours before
- Departed
- South Heart, ND
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
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,341 total · 267 in this make and model · 1,291 as pilot in command · 216 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.