# Accident 19810817050279A: Piper PA25235, Caldwell, ID, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7435Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7435Z) (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: 1,100 total, 750 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050279A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON PULL UP FROM SPRAY RUN. PUT NOSE DOWN TO RECOVER AND HIT WIRES.

## 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 SEA81FYA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA23), Aug 17, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N7435Z), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7435Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19860528029189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860528029189I), May 28, 1986: Piper PA25235 (N7435Z), Viola, ID, Minor damage. Struck a powerline after liftoff from his Private Airport.

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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