- Date
- April 16, 1986, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ocala, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9592PPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860416021149A
- Case key
- 31603
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Purpose of the flight was to calibrate the spray equipment. The plt loaded the hopper with about 70 gallons of water and initiated a takeoff. At about 100 ft AGL on initial climb the cockpit filled with smoke and the eng failed. The acft struck a tree on descent and was substantially damaged. Post accident examination revealed that the magneto wires on both magnetos were grounding and the insulation on the wires was burned. The acft had an annual inspection 5 flights and 2 weeks prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9592P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7405728
- Airframe hours
- 3,004
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Phillip D. Reams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- Ocala, FL
- Airport
- N/A · None, runway 8, 2,000 × 11 ft, grass/turf
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 18,359 total · 700 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 37 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.