# Accident 19780510009869A: Piper PA25235, Yuma, CO, May 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1978
- Place: Yuma, CO
- Airport: Yuma Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.1057° N, 102.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUMA MUNI (2V6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1057&lon=-102.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8605L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8605L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,753 total, 3 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510009869A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN78FTE53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE53), May 10, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N8605L), Yuma, CO, substantial damage

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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