# Accident 19730820029989A: Piper PA25260, Thurston, NE, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Thurston, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.1747° N, 96.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thurston, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1747&lon=-96.7016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4844Y-1996-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820029989A

## Narrative

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

DRG ATMPT TO SLIDE AROUND SHORT ROWS ON CONTOUR R WING LOST LIFT WING CAUGHT CORN.

## 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 MKC74FCJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ06), Aug 20, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N4844Y), Thurston, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4844Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19930822030069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930822030069A), Aug 22, 1993: Piper PA25260 (N4844Y), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Angled in for banner pickup. Banner rope caught and wrapped around wing. On climbout rolled over and crashed.
- [Accident 19810816049839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049839A), Aug 16, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N4844Y), Clear Lake, IA, Substantial damage. Magneto impulse coupling failed, jammed accessory gear train. Loss of valve action through cam stopped engine.

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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