- Date
- March 28, 1983, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anthony, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8547LPiper PA-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830328010069A
- Case key
- 33392
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed during a forced landing after engine failure. It was determined during inspection after the accident that the fuel remaining in the aircraft was mostly water. The pilot during preflight had drained the fuel sumps and did not find any water. The engine was run for 30 minutes on the ground and 1 1/2 hours in the air before stopping. Investigation revealed the supply source to be equiped with filters that will not allow the flow of water through their service hoses. The pilot stated that the aircraft had been parked in the rain for two days prior to this flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8547L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4967
- Airframe hours
- 5,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Crop Clinic
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 8K2 · Harper, KS
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F
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 N8547L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.