Piper PA-22 N9228D

Summary

On 6 September 1997 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N9228D was involved in an accident near Shields, Kansas, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

6 September 1997 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Shields, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

38.4796, -100.4595

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N9228D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Dighton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA286

Nobody was injured.

a loss of engine power from undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff initial climb from a farm field, at an altitude of 150 to 200 feet agl, a loss of engine power occurred. He landed the airplane straight ahead in a sunflower field. The airplane rolled about 55 feet prior to the nose gear collapsing and the airplane nosing over. The last annual on the airplane was in 1989. The accident occurred during a ferry flight. The airplane had been started and allowed to run periodically over the last several years. The pilot and two mechanics worked on the airplane for about six hours prior to the accident flight during which time the fuel tanks were flushed and fresh fuel was added.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.