# Accident 19790715016309A: Piper PA25260, Belvidere, SD, July 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Belvidere, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.8322° N, 101.2705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belvidere, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8322&lon=-101.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8628L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8628L-2004-07-22) (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 PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715016309A

## Narrative

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

ENG. CONNECT. ROD FAILED DURING SPRAY RUN. UNABLE TO SEE GROUND DUE TO OIL ON WINDSHIELD, SMOKE. HIT GROUND.

## 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 MKC79FTK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK20), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N8628L), Belvidere, SD, 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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