- Date
- July 31, 1987, 07:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7532ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870731040429A
- Case key
- 34422
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Analysis
The PIC was positioning his ag acft for a spray job when he thought he had a pblm with the eng. A precautionary lndg was decided on, but the lndg resulted in substantial dmge to the acft. A spray pump, posnd beneath the eng cowling which rotates by means of a wooden propeller had failed giving the PIC the impression that he had sustained a partial eng failure. Despite the vibration, the acft was capable of flying to the proposed destination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7532Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 253576
- Airframe hours
- 3,750
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Don L. Bauermeister
- Registered owner
- Don L Bauermeister
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1987
- Departed
- Battlecreek, NE
- Destination
- Utica, NE
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,000 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 6,970 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.