# Accident 19860606022079A: Piper PA25260, Havre, MT, June 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1986, 05:35 local time
- Place: Havre, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.5604° N, 109.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5604&lon=-109.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4768Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4768Y-2008-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 44 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860606022079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. CRASH LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. PILOT BLAMED CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 DEN86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA154), Jun 6, 1986: Piper PA-25-260 (N4768Y), Harve, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4768Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20050612009829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050612009829A), Jun 12, 2005: Piper PA25260 (N4768Y), Geraldine, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Agricultural aircraft lost lift during spray operation and pilot made an emergency landing onto an upsloping field, the result of which was a hard…

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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