# Accident 19840706031089A: Piper PA25235, Lamesa, TX, July 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1984, 13:15 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7298° N, 101.9506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7298&lon=-101.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7521Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7521Z-1998-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,755 total, 1,131 in this make and model, 295 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840706031089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND LEFT GEAR WAS KNOCKED OFF WHEN AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB.

## 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 FTW84LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA306), Jul 6, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N7521Z), Lamesa, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7521Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19881104049449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104049449A), Nov 4, 1988: Piper PA25235 (N7521Z), Lamesa, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot suffered a heart attack and died during a procedure turn after a spray run. Aircraft impacted and burned.
- [Accident 19821101056559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101056559A), Nov 1, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N7521Z), Andrews, TX, Substantial damage. Left wheel broke on the landing roll. Airplane flipped over. Bolts holding wheel together had pulled out.

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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