Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28 N5025S

17 June 1994 · St. Joseph, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 June 1994 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5025S, operated by Jack and Ruby Hill, was involved in an accident near St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Coordinates
39.7605, -94.8496
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N5025S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jack and Ruby Hill
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kearney → Washington
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI94LA206

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the loss of engine power due to the failure of the number two cylinder.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A FIELD. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE #2 CYLINDER HAD FRACTURED AT MID BARREL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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