# Accident 20050612009829A: Piper PA25260, Geraldine, MT, June 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Geraldine, MT
- Airport: Geraldine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GSRG
- Location: 47.5331° N, 110.2436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5331&lon=-110.2436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4768Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4768Y-2008-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 35 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050612009829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT DURING SPRAY OPERATION AND PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO AN UPSLOPING FIELD, THE RESULT OF WHICH WAS A HARD LANDING WITH THE RIGHT WING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL WHEEL SECTION. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.

## 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 SEA05CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA117), Jun 12, 2005: Piper PA-25-260 (N4768Y), Geraldine, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with rising terrain. Rising terrain was a factor.

## Other reports on N4768Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19860606022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860606022079A), Jun 6, 1986: Piper PA25260 (N4768Y), Havre, MT, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff climb. Crash landed in a plowed field. Pilot blamed carburetor ice.

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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