- Date
- June 22, 1986, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cope, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7723ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860622026509A
- Case key
- 16988
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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.
Analysis
The plt reports that the eng quit during a pull-up at the end of a swath run. A forced landing in a field straight ahead was attempted but the field had been cultivated recently and was soft. After a short ground roll the gear dug in and the acft nosed over. The plt said there was 22 gal of fuel onboard at takeoff and the acft had been airborne for about 20 min. The wreckage was examined and the eng was run and no evidence to explain the reported power loss was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7723Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3892
- Airframe hours
- 4,294
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- James W. Meisegeier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 26, 1986 · 151 hours before
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,492 total · 4,800 in this make and model · 6,400 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKO, 35 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.