# NTSB DEN71DTE18: Piper PA-25, N6078Z, Idalia, CO, June 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1971
- Place: Idalia, CO · IDALIA, CO
- Location: 39.7030° N, 102.2940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idalia, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7030&lon=-102.2940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DTE18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DTE18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2425  71/6/25    IDALIA,COLO         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3150
        TIME - 1830                    N6078Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WRAY,COLO                   IDALIA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AFT COMPLETING DAYS WORK PLT LANDED ON NARROW FARM STRIP.WING CAUGHT IN HI WHEAT AT EDGE OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6078Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078Z-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 25-90, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-150) (registry code 7102503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## Other investigations on N6078Z (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 ATL87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA175), Jun 19, 1987: Piper PA-25 (N6078Z), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage

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.

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