# Accident 19820605021679A: Piper PA25235, Kimball, NE, June 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kimball, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.2307° N, 103.6495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2307&lon=-103.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6997Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6997Z-2022-11-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820605021679A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF NEAR END OF RUNWAY, UNABLE TO CLEAR WIRES. SETTLED INTO A SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. FAILED TO DUMP LOAD.

## 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 MKC82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA097), Jun 5, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N6997Z), Kimball, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6997Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19750728021839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728021839A), Jul 28, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N6997Z), Herkimer Ks, KS, Destroyed. Did not clr 20 ft hi hedge row.
- [Accident 19740718028129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718028129A), Jul 18, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N6997Z), Felt, OK, Substantial damage. Plt statd encntrd LCL whrlwnd drng lndg on road. Spraying milo.

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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