# Incident 19850528040879I: Piper PA25260, Gillette, WY, May 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1985, 05:45 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Campbell Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9792P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9792P-1992-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850528040879I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE AFTER TAKEOFF. DUMPED PART OF CHEMICAL LOAD. LANDED UPSLOPE WITH DAMAGE TO GEAR AND PROPELLER

## Other reports on N9792P (2)

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

- [Accident 19910713027379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027379A), Jul 13, 1991: Piper PA25260 (N9792P), Musselshell, MT, Destroyed. Pulled up vertically to apply brake to chemical pump. Stalled and dived to vertical impact. Unable explain vertical
- [Accident 19820711027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711027329A), Jul 11, 1982: Piper PA25260 (N9792P), Edgeley, ND, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff from farm strip. Crash landed. Found 80 per cent water in fuel.

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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