Piper PA-25-235B N7757Z
14 May 1983 · La Grande, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1983 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235B registered N7757Z was involved in an accident near La Grande, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Grande, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.3209, -118.2006
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235B
- Registration
- N7757Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ephrata → La Grande
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83LA097
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 ACFT STALLED ABOUT 30 FEET AGL DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT TOOK THE ACFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT WITHOUT REFUELING. IT HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 1 HOUR & 15 MINUTES. IT HOLDS ABOUT 36 GALLONS AND BURNS ABOUT 14 GALLONS AN HOUR. THE 1ST LEG OF THE FERRY WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF. ABOUT 5 MILES FROM 1ST FUEL STOP THE ENGINE QUIT.
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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Cessna P210N | Burns, Oregon, United States | AAR Western Skyways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1983 | Piper PA18-A | Rome, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28RT-201T | Gov't Camp, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Garlick UH-1B/204 | Fossil, Oregon, United States | Cliff Richie | Minor injuries | - |