- Date
- October 10, 1991, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Warner, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8516LPiper PA-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911010045629A
- Case key
- 18320
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Probable cause
The complete loss of engine power for undetermined reason.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot completed the first application of defoliant on a cultivated field and as he began his turn for another pass, the engine started to run rough. As he completed his turn, and leveled the airplane, he experienced a complete loss of engine power. The airplane impacted in a plowed field in a nose down attitude, skidded 15 feet, caught on fire and exploded. The powerplant and engine components were too badly damaged by post-impact fire to determine the cause of the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8516L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4934
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Kyron Parker
- Registered owner
- Kyron Parker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- ARPF · Webber Falls, OK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 14,200 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 13,000 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 85 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 50 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.
Other investigations on N8516L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.