- Date
- April 10, 1987, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Idalia, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4765YPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870410060359A
- Case key
- 17197
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
An ag plt was attempting a takeoff on a dirt road for an aerial application flt. The wind was from the northwest and the acft was aligned to the south. During the takeoff ground run a gust from the rear lifted the acft. The acft departed the road to the left, struck a ditch and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4765Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4525
- Airframe hours
- 3,652
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Kenneth C. Leach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1987 · 12 hours before
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
- 59
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 16,287 total · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKO, 46 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.