- Date
- March 3, 1987, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Carlisle, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6540ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870303004499A
- Case key
- 34350
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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 PIC was climbing enroute to a field to spread fertilizer. Abt 2 minutes into the climb the acft eng quit. The forced landing substantially damaged the acft. The PIC commented in his rpt that he should have checked fuel before departure even though he had also stated in the report that he chkd fuel before departure fm the ag strip. There was no reason discovered for the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6540Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 252079
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Continental O-540 B3B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Parker Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Parker Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1987
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.