# Accident 19800724027579A: Piper PA25, Springfield, IA, July 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N49274 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,086 total, 7,086 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724027579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAY RUN. LANDED. STRUCK DITCH. FOUND WATER AND DIRT IN FUEL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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