# Incident 19840616030249I: Piper PA25235, Minot, ND, June 16, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1984, 10:30 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6853Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6853Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616030249I

## Narrative

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

HIT THE GROUND ON SPRAY RUN. IMPACT BROKE ATTACH BOLTS. GEAR FELL OFF. LANDED ON GRASSY SOD WITHOUT LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N6853Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19890615040969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615040969I), Jun 15, 1989: Piper PA25235 (N6853Z), Erin, TN, Minor damage. Precautionary landing due to marginal VFR weather and low fuel. Damaged gear on landing.

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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