- Date
- March 26, 1991, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Spiro, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9845PPiper PA-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910326007739A
- Case key
- 23211
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Probable cause
A power loss for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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
Shortly after takeoff the pilot experienced a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. During the forced landing, ground contact occurred on a gentle upslope with wings level and nose slightly low. About 20 feet after initial contact the airplane slid into two fence posts and wire fencing material, causing the airplane to nose over. Post impact fire consumed the wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9845P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7556164
- Airframe hours
- 2,738
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Double "S" Flying, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Double "S" Flying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1991
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,900 total · 26 in this make and model · 6,850 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N9845P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.