# Accident 19860622026509A: Piper PA25235, Cope, CO, June 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cope, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.6707° N, 102.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6707&lon=-102.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7723Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7723Z-1988-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,492 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622026509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN86LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA171), Jun 22, 1986: Piper PA-25-235 (N7723Z), Cope, 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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