# Accident 19850608023599A: Piper PA25235, Lovington, NM, June 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lovington, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9406° N, 103.3505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9406&lon=-103.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7336Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7336Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023599A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH FENCE POST DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM ALFALFA FIELD. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 DEN85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA159), Jun 8, 1985: Piper PA-25-235-B (N7336Z), Lovington, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7336Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20170928014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170928014209A), Sep 28, 2017: Piper PA-25-235 (N7336Z), Westphalia, KS, Substantial damage. On 09/28/2017 Piper PA-25-235, N7336Z while conducting agricultural 14 CFR part 137 operations (certificate no. 9VSG528O) experienced a loss of power and…

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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