# Incident 19890615040969I: Piper PA25235, Erin, TN, June 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Erin, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EQZG
- Location: 36.3163° N, 87.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3163&lon=-87.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6853Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6853Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615040969I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO MARGINAL VFR WEATHER AND LOW FUEL. DAMAGED GEAR ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N6853Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19840616030249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616030249I), Jun 16, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N6853Z), Minot, ND, Minor damage. Hit the ground on spray run. Impact broke attach bolts. Gear fell off. Landed on grassy sod without landing gear.

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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