# Accident 19870720043979A: Piper PA25235, Fargo, ND, July 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LMPG
- Location: 46.8999° N, 96.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8999&lon=-96.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9750P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9750P-2013-05-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,198 total, 56 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720043979A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY PLANE STRUCK WIRES DURING A SPAY RUN. THE PILOTS VISION WAS OBSCURED BY THE SETTING SUN.

## 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 DEN87LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA190), Jul 21, 1987: Piper PA-25-235 (N9750P), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9750P (1)

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

- [Accident 19790717021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717021859A), Jul 17, 1979: Piper PA25 (N9750P), Roseau, MN, Substantial damage. Got too low during spray run. Wheels hit crop. Airplane crashed.

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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