- Date
- July 8, 1986, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Goshen, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6795ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860708034029A
- Case key
- 30220
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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
A loss of engine power was experienced during takeoff. The plt was unable to maintain altitude and a forced landing was made in an open field. The nose gear dug into soft terrain and the acft nosed over. Post accident inspection of the acft revealed water in the carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6795Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2440
- Airframe hours
- 2,937
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Casimir Slesinski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985
- Airport
- Big Island, runway 24, 3,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,230 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N6795Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.