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| Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1991 |
| Time: | 05:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25C-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8787L |
| MSN: | 25-5473 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-G1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Cruces, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE OWNER LATER EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED FINDING CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL TANK, FUEL SCREEN, AND GASCOLATOR. FAA SAID THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD A VALID OPERATING CERTIFICATION FOR PART 137 OPERATIONS.
Probable Cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR WAS: PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRPLANE PREFLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91LA088
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 1982 | N8787L | Douglas Decker | 0 | Fisk, MO | |
w/o |
| 19 May 1993 | N8787L | Private | 0 | Mexico, MO | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 20:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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