ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372519
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| Date: | Friday 31 July 1987 |
| Time: | 07:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7532Z |
| MSN: | 253576 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3750 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-B2B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbus, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Battlecreek, NE |
| Utica, NE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC87LA150
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2024 17:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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