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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Cope, CO · June 22, 1986

Date
June 22, 1986 · 17:00 local
Place
Cope, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7723Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA171
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,492 total4,800 in this make and model151 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power during pull up. Aircraft nosed over in plowed field. Leak in exhaust system, suspect vapor lock.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING PULL UP. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD. LEAK IN EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUSPECT VAPOR LOCK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.