# Incident 19900916055769I: Piper PA25235, Martin, SD, September 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1990, 07:30 local time
- Place: Martin, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YDRG
- Location: 43.1749° N, 101.7323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martin, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1749&lon=-101.7323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7051Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7051Z-2017-10-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,075 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916055769I

## Narrative

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

COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE WHEN SMOKER TURNED ON. DID NOT SEE ELECTRICAL WIRES HE HIT. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N7051Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20110820021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820021379A), Aug 20, 2011: Piper PA-25-235 (N7051Z), Whitewood, SD, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On August 20, 2011 at approximately 1139 hours a Piper PA-25-235 registered to [privacy data omitted] of spearfish, SD was involved in an accident. The pilot…
- [Incident 19870604018969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604018969I), Jun 4, 1987: Piper PA25235 (N7051Z), Spearfish, SD, Minor damage. Engine failed during return to base after spray operation. Fuel was exhausted.
- [Accident 19740607015249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607015249A), Jun 7, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N7051Z), Broadview, MT, Substantial damage. Fuel strainer clamp loose. Line from tank to strainer flexed. Lnd on downslope road,downwind.

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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