# Accident 19860430018769A: Piper PA25260, Lamar, CO, April 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1986, 12:40 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.0793° N, 102.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0793&lon=-102.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76LF-2006-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430018769A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTED AND TOTAL POWER LOSS NEAR AIRPORT AFTER SPRAY RUN. STRUCK A HOLE IN FIELD COLLAPSING MAIN GEAR.

## 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 DEN86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA121), Apr 30, 1986: Piper PA-25-260C (N76LF), Lamar, CO, 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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