# Accident 19790707015209A: Piper PA25150, Genoa, CO, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Genoa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.2782° N, 103.4987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Genoa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2782&lon=-103.4987&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6349Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6349Z-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 62 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707015209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND ATTEMPTING TO FLY UNDER WIRES DURING AG. OPERATION.FACTORS WIND AND PILOT ERROR.

## 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 DEN79DTE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE56), Jul 7, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N6349Z), Genoa, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6349Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19840801040619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801040619A), Aug 1, 1984: Piper PA25150 (N6349Z), Lennox, NY, Destroyed. Pilot claims cockpit burst into flames during spraying operation. Investigation suggests aircraft hit tree, burned.

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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