Piper PA-25-235 N8787L
19 May 1993 · Mexico, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1993 at about 14:55 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8787L, operated by Kapica, Steven S., was involved in an accident near Mexico, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mexico, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1595, -91.8705
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N8787L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kapica, Steven S.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA175
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the soft field landing site.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING A SPRAY RUN. HE BRIEFLY APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, PUMPED THE THROTTLE AND LEANED THE MIXTURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A SOFT, FALLOW FIELD AND NOSED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRFRAME. DURING THE REMOVAL AND SUBSEQUENT PREPARATION OF THE ENGINE FOR A TEST RUN IN A DIFFERENT AIRFRAME, SOME WATER WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL GASCOLATOR, OIL WAS SEEN IN THE LEFT MAGNETO, A BROKEN HIGH TENSION LEAD WAS REPLACED, AND A DIFFERENT CARBURETOR AIR BOX WAS FITTED. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY, EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT ROUGHNESS AT FULL RATED POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1993 | Piper PA-25-260 | Pixley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-25-235 | Forest Grove, Oregon, United States | Stevens, Donald L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-25-260 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1993 | Piper PA-25-151 | Calera, Oklahoma, United States | Sherrills Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1993 | Piper PA-25 | Essex, Iowa, United States | Shenandoah Flight Services, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1993 | Piper PA-25-235 | Frankfort, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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