# Accident 19850715031619A: Piper PA25235, Thistle, UT, July 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Thistle, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.9913° N, 111.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thistle, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9913&lon=-111.4982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7614Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7614Z-2009-10-15) (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: 13,500 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715031619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE FLYING THROUGH A CANYON ON RETURN TRIP AFTER SPRAYING WAS COMPLETED.

## 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 DEN85LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA190), Jul 15, 1985: Piper PA-25-235 (N7614Z), Thistle, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7614Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19990710009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990710009019A), Jul 10, 1999: Piper PA25235 (N7614Z), Delta, UT, Substantial damage. Acft aborted take-off, lost control, and the right main landing gear collapsed damaging the right wing, propeller, cowling, and fuselage frame tube. (-23)pilot…

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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