# NTSB MIA77FLG34: Piper PA-25, N82313, Ehrhardt, SC, August 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1977
- Place: Ehrhardt, SC · EHRHARDT, SC
- Location: 33.0986° N, 81.0141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ehrhardt, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0986&lon=-81.0141&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2032  77/8/29  NR.EHRHARDT,SC        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2592
        TIME - 1430                    N82313              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         EHRHARDT,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  326                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  140
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82313](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82313-2003-08-27), registration cancelled 2003-08-27, S/N 25-7656074, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770829025199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829025199A), Aug 29, 1977: Piper PA25235, Ehrhardt, SC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N82313 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA211), Aug 9, 1996: Piper PA-25-235 (N82313), Farmville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in loss of engine power do to fuel exhaustion and a hard landing during a forced landing in a field.

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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