Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-181 N9557K

7 September 1985 · Oxford, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 September 1985 at about 01:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N9557K was involved in an accident near Oxford, Iowa, 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 01:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Oxford, Iowa, United States
Coordinates
41.7191, -91.7790
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-181
Registration
N9557K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mankato → Iowa City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MKC85LA208

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 ENG QUIT ABRUPTLY WHILE THE ACFT WAS CRUISING AT 3,500 FEET. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH STANDING CORN DURING THE NIGHT FORCED LANDING. AFTER THE ACDT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LT FUEL TANK, THE LT TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RT FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE PLT SAID BOTH TANKS WERE FULL BEFORE TAKEOFF AND THE MIXTURE WAS AT FULL RICH DURING THE ENTIRE 1 HR, 50 MIN FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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