# Accident 19870720035539A: Piper PA25, Portales, NM, July 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1987, 09:45 local time
- Place: Portales, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VASG
- Location: 34.1798° N, 103.3410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1798&lon=-103.3410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6419Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6419Z-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 49 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720035539A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING A SPRAY RUN. ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD. LEFT GEAR HIT A SMALL RIDGE. SKIDDED TO A STOP.

## 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 DEN87LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA191), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA-25 (N6419Z), Portales, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6419Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19820722051439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722051439I), Jul 22, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N6419Z), Portales, NM, Minor damage. Pilot hit ground on spray run. When aircraft was landed, gear collapsed.

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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