# Accident 19860616025179A: Piper PA25, Badger, SD, June 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1986, 21:30 local time
- Place: Badger, SD
- Airport: Christensen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.4805° N, 97.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4805&lon=-97.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6120Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6120Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,125 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860616025179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A MUDDY FIELD, NOSED OVER. SEDIMENT FOUND IN THE FUEL STRAINER, CARBURETOR BOWL.

## 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 DEN86FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTK03), Jun 17, 1986: Piper PA-25 (N6120Z), Badger, SD, substantial damage, 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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