Piper PA-25-235 N7289Z

Summary

On 11 June 1996 at about 01:20 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N7289Z was involved in an accident near Waterville, Kansas, 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.

Date

11 June 1996 at 01:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Waterville, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

39.6892, -96.7409

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N7289Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

MacOn → Beloit

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA218

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight procedure. Factors were fuel exhaustion, a leak in the fuel filtering system, and high vegetation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight the airplane suffered a loss of engine power. The pilot conducted a forced landing in a field with high vegetation. The airplane nosed over. A subsequent examination of the airplane revealed a leak at the fuel gascolator. The pilot stated that it was his habit to turn off the fuel prior to leaving the cockpit on landing and to turn on the fuel after entering the cockpit in preparation for flight. Leaking fuel at the gascolator is not visible from the cockpit.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.