# Accident 19851113056879A: Piper PA25235, Holly, CO, November 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1985, 14:20 local time
- Place: Holly, CO
- Airport: Holly
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.0492° N, 102.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0492&lon=-102.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7313Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7313Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B4B5 (registry code 42340, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851113056879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES, FELL TO GROUND AND BURNED DURING SIMULATED SPRAYING RUN.  NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 DEN86FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA022), Nov 13, 1985: Piper PA-25-235B (N7313Z), Holly, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7313Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20120723018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120723018699A), Jul 23, 2012: Piper PA-25-235 (N7313Z), Off Of Westerly, RI, Destroyed. Aircraft departed Westerly, RI (wst) for a banner towing operation along the shore of block island, RI. The pilot reports that while in cruise flight at 650…

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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