Piper PA-25-235 N6796Z
4 September 1987 · Center, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1987 at about 16:22 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N6796Z was involved in an accident near Center, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Center, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.7500, -106.1106
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N6796Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Center → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87DTE05
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENG LOST POWER WHILE THE ACFT WAS EN ROUTE TO SPRAY A FIELD. THERE WAS NO SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING AND THE PLT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOFT, CULTIVATED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED BURNED AND STUCK INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-25 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | O'k Aviation Salvage | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-25 | Jackson, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-25-235 | MacClesfield, North Carolina, United States | Pitt Spraying, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-25-235 | Kipp, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-25-235 | Idalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-25-235 | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | DON L. Bauermeister | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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