- Date
- April 30, 1986, 12:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Lamar, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N76LFPiper PA-25-260C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860430018769A
- Case key
- 16953
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the initial telephone interview, the plt stated the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion while returning from an ag spraying flt. However, in the plt accident report, the plt states that he could not rule out mechanical problems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76LF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-260C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7405660
- Airframe hours
- 1,914
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Air Care
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1986 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- K08 · Holly, CO
- Destination
- LAA · Lamar, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,400 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 4,365 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 2 knots, gusting 2
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.