# Accident 19731116036989A: Piper PA25, Upton, WY, November 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1973
- Place: Upton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.1040° N, 104.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1040&lon=-104.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6393Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6393Z-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,610 total, 629 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731116036989A

## Narrative

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

CONTAMINATION FROM NEW FUEL SERVICE UNIT,TYPE OF CONTAMINATION NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 DEN74DTC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC20), Nov 16, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6393Z), Upton, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6393Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19910523021679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523021679I), May 23, 1991: Piper PA25 (N6393Z), Sharon Springs, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft lost propeller blade during spraying application. Engine broke loose from mount. Landed safely.

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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