# Accident 19730802032309A: Piper PA25235, Bertrand, NE, August 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1973
- Place: Bertrand, NE
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.5263° N, 99.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bertrand, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5263&lon=-99.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6557Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6557Z-1985-07-23) (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: 1,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802032309A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL MADE EMERGENCY LDG IN CORN FIELD.PLT HAD TO CIRCLE SPRAY AREA FLAGMAN NOT IN PSN.

## 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 MKC74DCJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ12), Aug 2, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6557Z), Bertrand, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6557Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19780726036529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726036529I), Jul 26, 1978: Piper PA25 (N6557Z), Lamar, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing when left brake locked up.

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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