# NTSB MKC84LA163: Piper PA-25-235, N6704Z, Carlisle, AR, June 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1984, 06:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Coordinates: 34.779708, -91.740837 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7797&lon=-91.7408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA163
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33700/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA163

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-2310
- Airframe hours: 3752
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 26; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840608023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840608023459A), Jun 8, 1984: Piper PA25235, Carlisle, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a swath run. Nosed over in a rice paddy. Water in fuel from operators storage tank.

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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