# Accident 19850907064299A: Piper PA25235, Wenatchee, WA, September 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Fancher
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.3704° N, 120.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3704&lon=-120.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7340Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7340Z-1986-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,621 total, 670 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907064299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RISING TERRAIN DURING SPRAY RUN. BOUNCED OVER RIDGE, STALLED INTO VALLEY. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA85FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA208), Sep 7, 1985: Piper PA-25-235 (N7340Z), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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