# NTSB DEN86LA167: Piper PA-25-235, N8768L, South Heart, ND, June 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 20, 1986, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: South Heart, ND
- Coordinates: 46.859218, -102.989059 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8592&lon=-102.9891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN86LA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16985/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA167

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Hard landing, 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8768L), registered now, S/N 25-5463 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-5463
- Airframe hours: 2072
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860620027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620027029A), Jun 20, 1986: Piper PA25235, South Heart, ND, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion during spraying operation.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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