# Accident 19731025036079A: Piper PA25235, Sylvester, TX, October 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1973
- Place: Sylvester, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.7229° N, 100.2499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7229&lon=-100.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6623Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6623Z-1981-07-22) (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: 1,541 total, 449 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025036079A

## Narrative

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

ARSENIC ACID LEAKED ON R AILERON CABLE FROM TUBING.CABLE SEPARATED,LNDD IN COTTON FLD.

## 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 FTW74FQG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG24), Oct 25, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6623Z), Sylvester, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6623Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19730816026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816026099A), Aug 16, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N6623Z), Roby, TX, Substantial damage. Water in gascolator. No load aboard.

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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