- Date
- May 7, 1985, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7655ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850507016019A
- Case key
- 33940
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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
Pilot was making a trial flight with thought of possible purchase of the ag operation. Pilot made forced landing after fuel supply was exhausted. Pilot decided against purchase and departed the area. Pilot has not been located or identified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7655Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3796
- Airframe hours
- 2,788
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ernest W. Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1985 · 15 hours before
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
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFF
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 N7655Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.