# Accident 19850609027579A: Piper PA25235, Fillmore, UT, June 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1985, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fillmore, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.9603° N, 112.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9603&lon=-112.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7346Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7346Z-2008-07-24) (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: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850609027579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED WHILE SPRAYING FIELD. LANDED IN A SOFT FIELD AND OVERTURNED. DOWELL PIN ON MAG IMPULSE COUPLER BROKE.

## 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 DEN85LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA155), Jun 9, 1985: Piper PA-25-235 (N7346Z), Fillmore, UT, substantial damage

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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