# Accident 19830831045629A: Piper PA25260, Lamar, CO, August 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1983, 08:15 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Lamar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.0796° N, 102.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0796&lon=-102.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7606Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7606Z-1986-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 97 in this make and model, 327 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831045629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND. PILOT COULD NOT REMEMBER DETAILS OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN83FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE12), Aug 31, 1983: Piper PA-25-260 (N7606Z), Lamar, CO, 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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