Piper PA-25-235 accident near New Richland, Minnesota, July 6, 1986
On July 6, 1986 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-25-235, registered N9824P, was substantially damaged in an accident near New Richland, Minnesota. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 6, 1986 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- New Richland, Minnesota · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235 · all PA-25-235s on the register
- Registration
- N9824P · registry record · serial 25-7556142
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. WATER WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE UNDERGROUND FUEL SUPPLY USED TO REFUEL THE CROP DUSTER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(TOTAL) - NONMECHANICAL during cruise - normal
- FORCED LANDING during descent - emergency
- IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER during landing - flare/touchdown
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 1,559 hours in all; 52 in the last 90 days; 1,382 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 2
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,749 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, May 14, 1986; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: New Richland MN at 3:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scattered at 13,000 ft
- Temperature: 68°C, dew point 59°C
- Altimeter: 30 inHg
- Observation at 7:50 pm from RST, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI86FER12.