# Accident 19870904050229A: Piper PA25235, Center, CO, September 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1987, 10:22 local time
- Place: Center, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NLFG
- Location: 37.7500° N, 106.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7500&lon=-106.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6796Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6796Z-1990-01-29) (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 O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904050229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE FOR SPRAYING OPERATIONS. CRASHED IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. FOUND TWO STUCK VALVES.

## 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 DEN87DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTE05), Sep 4, 1987: Piper PA-25-235 (N6796Z), Center, CO, destroyed

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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