Piper PA-25-235 accident near Peetz, Colorado, July 12, 1984
On July 12, 1984 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-25-235, registered N6484Z, was destroyed in an accident near Peetz, Colorado. It was a business flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 12, 1984 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Peetz, Colorado · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235 · all PA-25-235s on the register
- Registration
- N6484Z · no longer on the register · serial 25-2003
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT HAD COMPLETED SPRAYING AROUND FARM BUILDINGS FOR INSECT CONTROL. ON FIRST PASS IN CROP AREA, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PULL UP OVER PWR LINES AT END OF SWATH RUN BUT COLLIDED WITH OVERHEAD GROUND WIRE AT TOP OF MULTI- WIRE ARRAY. ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITH GROUND IN UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT. PLT HAD PERFORMED A GROUND SURVEY OF THE AREA PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 950 hours in all; 650 in this make and model; 123 in the last 90 days; 90 in the last 30 days; 810 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,828 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 16, 1984; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-B2B5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: PUT Sterling CO at 5:15 am
- Destination: Peetz CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 255° at 6 knots, gusting 6
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 7:30 am
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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