- Date
- July 2, 1986, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Williston, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7131ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860702029879A
- Case key
- 16997
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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 supply - exceededCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - soft
Analysis
During the telephone interview, the plt stated the eng of his crop duster quit due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing was made.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7131Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2949
- Airframe hours
- 4,283
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Wes;Eu D. Marburger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1986 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- 24U · Williston, ND
N7131ZRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2003 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 910 total · 650 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 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.