Piper PA25-235C N7208Z

Summary

On 26 July 1982 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA25-235C registered N7208Z, operated by Robert M. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Ada, Minnesota, 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

26 July 1982 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ada, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

47.2900, -96.5104

Aircraft

Piper PA25-235C

Registration

N7208Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert M. Johnson

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ada → Ada

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA276

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 PILOT SPRAYED ONE FIELD AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY. HE STATED THAT HE EXECUTED A TIGHT 270 DEG TURN TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 100 FT. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER ABOUT 90 DEG THROUGH THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, STALLED AND CRASHED. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, THE MAIN FUEL CONTROL VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE ABOUT 75% CLOSED. THE CABLE ASSEMBLY, PN 65227-06, THAT CONNECTS THE CONTROL KNOB IN THE COCKPIT TO THE MAIN FUEL CONTROL VALVE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL CONTROL VALVE BRACKET, PN 64304-00.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.