# Accident 19730625017909A: Piper PA25235, Mediapolis, IA, June 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Mediapolis, IA
- Airport: Sharar Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.0079° N, 91.1637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mediapolis, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0079&lon=-91.1637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4719Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4719Y-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,098 total, 1,460 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCD69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625017909A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOADED SAME AS ON PREV TRIPS.UN CLB OUT OF GND EFFECT,APCHG WIRES PCT ELECTED TO LND ACFT.

## 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 MKC73DCD69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD69), Jun 25, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N4719Y), Mediapolis, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4719Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810803047279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803047279A), Aug 3, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N4719Y), Indianola, IA, Destroyed. Made downwind uphill takeoff. Unable to clear trees, tall grass on private ag strip.

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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