# NTSB MKC81FCJ29: Piper PA-25, N7559Z, Cairo, NE, August 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1981
- Place: Cairo, NE · CAIRO, NE
- Location: 41.0048° N, 98.6006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0048&lon=-98.6006&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 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2263  81/8/25  NR.CAIRO,NE           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1200
        TIME - 1400                    N7559Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CAIRO,NE                     SARGENT,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIBROUS MTRL FM UNKN SOURCE FOUND ON FUEL SCREEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7559Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7559Z-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 25-3613 (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)
- 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 19810825051309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825051309A), Aug 25, 1981: Piper PA25235, Cairo, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing when engine quit due to fuel starvation. Material over tank screen.

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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