# Accident 19740510021249A: Piper PA25235, Center, CO, May 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1974
- Place: Center, CO
- Airport: Leach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.7849° N, 106.0469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEACH (1V8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7849&lon=-106.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5KL-1998-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740510021249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED IN OPEN FIELD.COLLIDED WITH DITCHES.DENSITY ALT 10000FT.CALIBRATION FLT,WATER IN SPRAY TANK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN74DTE86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE86), May 10, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N5KL), Center, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5KL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780820024719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820024719A), Aug 20, 1978: Piper PA25235 (N5KL), Center, CO, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730414008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414008469A), Apr 14, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N5KL), Center, CO, Substantial damage. Gusting to 35K. Plt had 10 hrs conventional gr time,2 in type.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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