# Accident 19860730036669A: Piper PA25260, Hershey, NE, July 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hershey, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.1498° N, 101.0003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1498&lon=-101.0003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9641P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9641P-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,835 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860730036669A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY SWATH AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL WHICH CAUSED WHEEL TO CATCH IN CORN. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 MKC86LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA163), Jul 30, 1986: Piper PA-25-260 (N9641P), Hershey, NE, 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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