Piper PA-25-235 N8617L
3 May 1982 · Greenwood, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1982 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8617L, operated by Aviation Services Inc., was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Mississippi, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5108, -90.1903
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N8617L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Services Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenwood → Greenwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING RUBBER FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. DURING THE ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE LOGBOOK REFLECTED INSTALLATION OF NEW PISTONS, VALVES, OIL PUMP, CAMSHAFT, ETC., BUT DID NOT STATE NEW CONNECTING RODS WERE INSTALLED DURING OR SINCE THE LAST OVERHAUL. THE NUMBER FOUR CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND SEPARATED AT ABOUT THE SHANK MIDPOINT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-25 | Red Level, Alabama, United States | Charles Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Sicily Island, Louisiana, United States | C&F Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Glendive, Montana, United States | Irvin Moline | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Griffin, Georgia, United States | Gene Scott | Fatal | - |
| 18 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Ripley, Indiana, United States | J. Birchfield | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Waco, Texas, United States | John H. Murphy | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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