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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1992 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Zach, Herbert |
| Registration: | N6953Z |
| MSN: | 25-2699 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B2B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Powellsville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Windsor, NC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING FOR A SPRAYING RUN. HE ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A SHORT FIELD, BUT GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH AUTOMOTIVE TRAFFIC ON AN ADJACENT PUBLIC ROAD. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE NO. 1 EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED, BUT THE FAILURE MODE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NO.1 EXHAUST VALVE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA184
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 1983 | N6953Z | Private | 0 | Baxley, GA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 11:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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