# Accident 19810622035289A: Piper PA25235, La Grande, OR, June 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6782Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6782Z) (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: 1,135 total, 206 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622035289A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED ALTITUDE ABOVE ALFALFA DURING A SPRAY RUN. WHEELS CAUGHT IN ALFALFA, STRUCK GROUND, GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 SEA81DYM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM29), Jun 22, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N6782Z), La Grande, OR, 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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