# Accident 19850601021959A: Piper PA25260, Ordway, CO, June 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1985, 10:58 local time
- Place: Ordway, CO
- Airport: Ordway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.2206° N, 103.7504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2206&lon=-103.7504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4926Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4926Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,530 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850601021959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED ABILITY TO CLIMB OVER POWERLINE AFTER TAKEOFF. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR AS GEAR STRUCK TOP WIRE.

## 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 DEN85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA146), Jun 1, 1985: Piper PA-25-260-C (N4926Y), Ordway, CO, destroyed

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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