Piper PA-25 accident near Decatur, NE
On August 2, 1994, a Piper PA-25 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Decatur, NE. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 2, 1994
- Place
- Decatur, NE
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.001°N, 96.249°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01986
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 2, 1994, about 1845 central daylight time, a Piper PA- 25-25 airplane, N6440Z, operated by Simpson's Air Service, Inc., of Dover, Delaware, was destroyed during takeoff from a private airstrip near Decatur, Nebraska. The private pilot and the sole passenger sustained fatal injuries. A witness sustained serious injuries during a rescue attempt. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under CFR part 91, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot's cousin reported the pilot had been spraying fields in the local area. He landed the airplane to pick up the passenger and give him a ride. A witness to the accident reported the airplane took off to the south and climbed above the level of the surrounding cornfield. She said the plane made a sharp right turn then dropped, almost nose down, into the field. A postimpact fire ensued. INJURIES TO PERSONS According to a statement prepared by the Burt County Sheriff's Office, the pilot's mother witnessed the accident and ran to the accident site. During the rescue attempt, she sustained severe burns to the upper portion of her body and had to evacuate the site. She was subsequently air-evacuated and hospitalized. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The NTSB on scene investigation began at 1200, on August, 3. The wreckage was located in a corn field about 300 feet west and 500 feet north of the intersection of Nebraska routes R and 42. The corn surrounding the site was charred with no evidence of other physical damage except in the immediate vicinity where the wreckage was located.
Probable cause
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
