# Accident 19860626072179A: Piper PA25235, Pullman, WA, June 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Airport: Staley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WXMG
- Location: 46.7203° N, 117.1792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7203&lon=-117.1792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6490Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6490Z-1989-01-19) (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: 1,587 total, 796 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860626072179A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY PLANE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND HIT POWERLINE BEFORE DUMPING LOAD.

## 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 SEA86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA153), Jun 26, 1986: Piper PA-25-235 (N6490Z), Pullman, WA, destroyed

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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