- Date
- June 8, 1984, 06:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Carlisle, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6704ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840608023459A
- Case key
- 33700
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Fluid,fuel - contaminationCause
Fluid,fuel - waterFactor
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - soft
Terrain condition - wet
Analysis
A ttl loss of pwr occurred during the second swath run. Plt made forced landing in a rice field containing aprx 6 to 7 inches of water at which time the acft nosed over. Plt stated water was found in the carburetor after the accident. Acft was fueled before this flt from the operator's fuel storage tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6704Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2310
- Airframe hours
- 3,752
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bernie C. Parker,Jr., doing business as Bernice C. Parker Jr.
- Registered owner
- Bernice Parker Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1984 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- Parker Ag Strip, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,565 total · 638 in this make and model · 2,495 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 24 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.