# Accident 19730828028979A: Piper PA25235, Picacho, AZ, August 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1973
- Place: Picacho, AZ
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7085° N, 111.4949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Picacho, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7085&lon=-111.4949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6661Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6661Z-1989-02-06) (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: 5,680 total, 1,595 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730828028979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN UNBALANCED FLAT TURN DURING SWATHRUN.

## 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 LAX74DUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ14), Aug 28, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6661Z), Picacho, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6661Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19860419013129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419013129A), Apr 19, 1986: Piper PA25235 (N6661Z), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. High sink rate on a circular final. Caught a wing and crash landed short of the runway.
- [Incident 19810101022069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101022069I), Jan 1, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N6661Z), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Glider tow plane struck person standing in middle of runway. Sun was in pilots eyes.

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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