# Accident 19810728045719A: Piper PA25235, Dexter, NM, July 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dexter, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.1948° N, 104.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1948&lon=-104.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6527Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6527Z-2015-05-14) (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: 732 total, 478 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728045719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT  RETURNING TO AG STRIP. HIT DIRT RIDGE AND FLIPPED OVER, LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 FTW81FQA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA40), Jul 28, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N6527Z), Dexter, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6527Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19790407012579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407012579I), Apr 7, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N6527Z), Roswell, NM, Minor damage. Spray pilot maneuvered to avoid hitting a horse, hit a fence post. Damaged the landing gear

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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