# Accident 19850728034669A: Piper PA25235, Norcatur, KS, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 16:10 local time
- Place: Norcatur, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8299° N, 100.1798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8299&lon=-100.1798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4772Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4772Y) (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: 3,049 total, 521 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728034669A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER POLE WHILE RECOVERING FROM A STALL THAT OCCURRED DURING A TURNAROUND ON A SPRAY SWATH.

## 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 MKC85LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA173), Jul 28, 1985: Piper PA-25-235 (N4772Y), Norcatur, KS, 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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