# Accident 19730613017729A: Piper PA25, Ely, NV, June 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6181Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6181Z-1974-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 18 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FXQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613017729A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 10K.

## 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 OAK73FXQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ37), Jun 13, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6181Z), Ely, NV, substantial damage

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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