# Incident 19780726036529I: Piper PA25, Lamar, CO, July 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1978, 06:30 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.0760° N, 102.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0760&lon=-102.6147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6557Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6557Z-1985-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726036529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING WHEN LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP.

## Other reports on N6557Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19730802032309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802032309A), Aug 2, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N6557Z), Bertrand, NE, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel made emergency ldg in corn field. Plt had to circle spray area flagman not in psn.

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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