# Accident 19870812045799A: Piper PA25235, San Simon, AZ, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Simon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CXHG
- Location: 32.0000° N, 109.2100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0000&lon=-109.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7328Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7328Z-1989-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DUJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812045799A

## Narrative

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

THE WING STRUCK A POWERLINE AND THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX87DUJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUJ09), Aug 12, 1987: Piper PA-25-235 (N7328Z), San Simon, AZ, substantial damage

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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