- Date
- April 2, 1981
- Place
- Norton, KS · NORTON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8586LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810402015909A
- Case key
- 126973
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0644 81/4/2 NORTON,KS PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2615 TIME - 1605 N8586L PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 581 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTON,KS ATWOOD,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8586L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norton Muni
N8586LRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2006 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8586L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN04CA073Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlagler, COthe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, low airspeed, and the inoperative fuel quantity gauge.NTSB SEA74FYA07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGoshen, ID