# Accident 19870214002769A: Piper PA25235, Williams, CA, February 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1099° N, 122.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1099&lon=-122.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7162Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7162Z-1998-09-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214002769A

## Narrative

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

THE WING OF THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT HIT A CANAL AND NOSED OVER ON LANDING. PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCES.

## 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 LAX87DVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVG02), Feb 15, 1987: Piper PA-25-235 (N7162Z), Williams, CA, 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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