- Date
- April 28, 1985, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grenola, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8624LPiper PA-25-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850428016669A
- Case key
- 33932
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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
While maneuvering during a swath to a field, the engine quit. The plt was operating his acft for aprx 1/2 hr prior to the loss of pwr. The plt states he visually checked the fuel level. An inspection of the acft engine revealed no mechanical failure or preimpact malfunction. The plt stated he could no maintain level flt and nosed the acft over to avoid stalling. The acft struck the ground in a nose low attitude and was destroyed by post impact fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8624L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5055
- Airframe hours
- 2,520
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Frank G. Liebau
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- 2K6 · Moline, KS
- Destination
- Grenola, 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,570 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 50 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.
Other investigations on N8624L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.