# NTSB LAX82DUJ30: Piper 25, N4929Y, Sacaton, AZ, March 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 27, 1982, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Sacaton, AZ
- Location: 33.0775° N, 111.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacaton, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0775&lon=-111.7629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ30
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72448/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ30

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 25
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 254125
- Airframe hours: 4691
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820327006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820327006119A), Mar 27, 1982: Piper PA25235, Sacaton, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during aerial application flight when engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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