# Accident 19860701031629A: Piper PA25260, Rexburg, ID, July 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1986, 08:40 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Madison Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7800° N, 111.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7800&lon=-111.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9621P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9621P-2000-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 673 total, 132 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701031629A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT DURING SPRAYING OPERATIONS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 SEA86LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA159), Jul 1, 1986: Piper PA-25-260 (N9621P), Rexburg, ID, 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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