Piper PA-25-235 N4633Y
29 August 1983 · Falkland, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N4633Y was involved in an accident near Falkland, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falkland, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7002, -77.5103
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N4633Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmville → Falkland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA346
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A PULL-UP FROM A SWATH RUN, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SHAKE & LOSE POWER. HE CONTINUED TO CLIMB WITH FULL THROTTLE & WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN THE ENG HAD A TOTAL POWER LOSS. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #2 EXHAUST VALVE, PN 75068, HAD FAILED. THE ENG HAD 1474 HRS OF FLT TIME SINCE IT WAS OVERHAULED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Fowler, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25-235 | Bentley, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25-260 | Whittemore, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Morgan, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1983 | Piper PA-25-235 | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1983 | Pterodactyl/Lambert NONE | Mt. Holly, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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