Piper PA-25-235 N9855P

Summary

On 30 October 1984 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N9855P, operated by Miller L. Jones, was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Tennessee, 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.

Date

30 October 1984 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

35.1397, -86.5599

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N9855P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Miller L. Jones

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hazel Green → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LA024

Nobody was injured.

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 WAS MAKING A SWATH RUN SPRAYING CROPS WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITH 200 YARDS OF LEVEL FIELD REMAINING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PLT TURNED THE ACFT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH TREES. DURING THE TURN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE ACFT TO NOSE OVER. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE MAGNETO COUPLING WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT ROTATE. FURTHER INSPECTION DISCLOSED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE PAWLS AND WORN STRIKER PINS AND SHAFT SPLINES. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT LOGBOOKS, AD 78-09-07 & AD 82-20-01 HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH, 19 FLT HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACIDENT. HOWEVER, THE MAKE, MODEL, & SERIAL NUMBER OF THE MAGNETOS WERE NOT ENTERD AS REQUIRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.