# Accident 19740325009279A: Piper PA25235, Farwell, TX, March 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1974
- Place: Farwell, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.3856° N, 103.0373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3856&lon=-103.0373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8811L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8811L-1982-01-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740325009279A

## Narrative

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

ENG MALF CAUSED BY FAILURE TO USE LOCK PLATE ON CRANKSHAFT TIMING GEAR ATTACH BOLT DURING OVERHAUL

## 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 FTW74DQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG44), Mar 25, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8811L), Farwell, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8811L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730720021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720021369A), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N8811L), Brownsville, TN, Destroyed. L wg tip hit tree.

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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