# Accident 19860806037729A: Piper PA25235, Clear Lake, SD, August 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1986, 19:35 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RGGG
- Location: 44.7603° N, 96.6801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7603&lon=-96.6801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7121Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7121Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 45 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806037729A

## Narrative

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

AGRICULTURAL PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE AND STRUCK CROPS. AIRCRAFT EXPLODED AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN86FTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTK04), Aug 7, 1986: Piper PA-25-235 (N7121Z), Clear Lake, SD, destroyed

## Other reports on N7121Z (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830630028189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830630028189A), Jun 30, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N7121Z), Brandt, SD, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit while conducting aerial application flight.
- [Incident 19820703039579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703039579I), Jul 3, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N7121Z), Lemmon, SD, Minor damage. Ag aircraft stalled during turn around from a spray run. Struck ground in level flight.
- [Accident 19780814020919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814020919A), Aug 14, 1978: Piper PA25235 (N7121Z), Arnold, 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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