Piper PA-28-140 N3905F

Summary

On 24 October 2025 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N3905F was involved in an accident near Somerville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

24 October 2025 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Somerville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Fayette County Airport (FYE)

Coordinates

35.2152, -89.3947

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N3905F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA26LA024

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 24, 2025, about 1815 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N3905F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Fayette County Airport (FYE), Somerville, Tennessee. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that there were no anomalies noted during the preflight inspection, engine run-up checks, and three previous touch-and-go landings. During the fourth takeoff, at an altitude of about 600 ft and upwind of the runway, the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power. The pilot was unable to restore engine power, made a 180° left turn and landed in a grassy area west of the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted an airport perimeter fence before coming to rest in a grassy area about 515 ft northwest of the departure end of the runway. The airplane’s left wing separated and its fuselage and right wing also sustained substantial damage. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.