19880607050129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Limon, CO · June 7, 1988

Date
June 7, 1988 · 07:15 local
Place
Limon, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NMBG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8678L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88DTE05
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,570 total1,580 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed on a spray run. Forced landed on a steep downhill slope and nosed over. Was using auto fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON A SPRAY RUN. FORCED LANDED ON A STEEP DOWNHILL SLOPE AND NOSED OVER. WAS USING AUTO FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.