Piper PA 25-235 N6659Z
1 October 2014 · Yankton, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 2014 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA 25-235 registered N6659Z was involved in an accident near Yankton, South Dakota, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yankton, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chan Gurney Muni (YKN)
- Coordinates
- 42.9469, -97.4400
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 25-235
- Registration
- N6659Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1963
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Meckling → Tabor
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15CA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After conducting an aerial application flight and attempting to return to the airport, the pilot noticed that the fuel float gauge displayed a low quantity. The airplane's engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot performed a forced landing in a cornfield about 3 miles west of the airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported in a postaccident statement that he ran out of fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,925 records for this type
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