# Accident 19800715028969A: Piper PA25235, Aladdin, WY, July 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1980, 06:30 local time
- Place: Aladdin, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6400° N, 104.1836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aladdin, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6400&lon=-104.1836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4771Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4771Y-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 65 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTC23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715028969A

## Narrative

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

FLYING TOO LOW IN HILLY TERRAIN OBSERVING AG OPERATIONS. HIT DOWNDRAFT, HIT GROUND, FENCE, STOPPED INVERTED.

## 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 DEN80FTC23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC23), Jul 15, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N4771Y), Aladdin, WY, 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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