# Accident 19730927037619A: Piper PA25235, Jay, FL, September 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1973
- Place: Jay, FL
- Airport: Odums Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 30.9504° N, 87.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9504&lon=-87.1523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4960Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4960Y-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,607 total, 1,157 in this make and model, 629 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730927037619A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL DISASSEMBLED,CLEANED AND REBUILT.POSSIBLE CHEMICAL FERTILIZER CORROSION.FENCE ADJ TO RWY

## 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 MIA74DLA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA17), Sep 27, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N4960Y), Jay, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4960Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19770816032379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770816032379A), Aug 16, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N4960Y), Ashford, AL, 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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