19870410060359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Idalia, CO · April 10, 1987

Date
April 10, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place
Idalia, CO
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NLFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4765Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA093
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,287 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft veered off a road on takeoff and struck a ditch. The pilot reported a tailwind gust.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF A ROAD ON TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A DITCH. THE PILOT REPORTED A TAILWIND GUST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.