# Accident 19870408069922A: Piper PA25260, Lamar, CO, April 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1987, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NMDG
- Location: 38.0791° N, 102.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0791&lon=-102.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4941Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408069922A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT N8369 DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OPERATIONS. BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8369, Scwzer G164A: [Accident 19870408069921A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408069921A)

## 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 DEN87FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA091), Apr 8, 1987: Piper PA-25-260 (N4941Y), Lamar, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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