Piper PA-25-235 N8600L

Summary

On 27 June 2009 at about 13:05 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8600L, operated by Simpson Aviation and Agriculture Inc, was involved in an accident near Preston, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 June 2009 at 13:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

42.0853, -111.9303

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N8600L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Simpson Aviation and Agriculture Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Preston → Preston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA315

1 person had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was returning to the airport after an aerial application. While turning from base to final, the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot force-landed the airplane in a field; however, the field had been flood irrigated and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that usually he fuels the airplane to the same mark and then writes down the tachometer time. He felt that he may not have fueled to the mark and/or he spent more time on the field than he anticipated. There were no mechanical anomalies reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.