# Accident 19860618026709A: Piper PA25235, Toston, MT, June 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1986, 08:30 local time
- Place: Toston, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.1690° N, 111.5096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1690&lon=-111.5096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82539 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,329 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618026709A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TURNING, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE. PILOT DUMPED LOAD BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN86LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA164), Jun 18, 1986: Piper PA-25-260 (N82539), Toston, MT, 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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