# Incident 19870604018969I: Piper PA25235, Spearfish, SD, June 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1987, 20:45 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MCHG
- Location: 44.4917° N, 103.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-103.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7051Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7051Z-2017-10-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604018969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING RETURN TO BASE AFTER SPRAY OPERATION.  FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED.

## Other reports on N7051Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20110820021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820021379A), Aug 20, 2011: Piper PA-25-235 (N7051Z), Whitewood, SD, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On August 20, 2011 at approximately 1139 hours a Piper PA-25-235 registered to [privacy data omitted] of spearfish, SD was involved in an accident. The pilot…
- [Incident 19900916055769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916055769I), Sep 16, 1990: Piper PA25235 (N7051Z), Martin, SD, Minor damage. Cockpit filled with smoke when smoker turned on. Did not see electrical wires he hit. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19740607015249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607015249A), Jun 7, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N7051Z), Broadview, MT, Substantial damage. Fuel strainer clamp loose. Line from tank to strainer flexed. Lnd on downslope road,downwind.

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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