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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Post, TX · October 18, 1973

Date
October 18, 1973
Place
Post, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4990Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FQG18
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total3,000 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fatigue crack initiatd at improprly drilld rivt hole. Evidence of ovrheat of spar to straighten.

As the FAA filed it

FATIGUE CRACK INITIATD AT IMPROPRLY DRILLD RIVT HOLE.EVIDENCE OF OVRHEAT OF SPAR TO STRAIGHTEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.