- Date
- March 27, 1982, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sacaton, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4929YPiper 25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820327006119A
- Case key
- 72448
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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 consumption calculations - improperCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Analysis
During an aerial application procedure turn the aircraft's engine quit. The aircraft was crash landed in a field and was substantially damaged. Examination of the wreckage revealed there was no fuel in the fuel tanks and approximately one tablespoon of fuel in the fuel sump. No other aircraft system malfunctions were noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4929Y
- Reported as
- Piper 25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 254125
- Airframe hours
- 4,691
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Lehman Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Lehman Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- Sacaton, AZ
- Destination
- Sacaton, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 885 total · 376 in this make and model · 66 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.