# Accident 19740425008669A: Piper PA25235, Altheimer, AR, April 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1974
- Place: Altheimer, AR
- Airport: Worsham Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.3278° N, 91.8469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altheimer, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3278&lon=-91.8469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7726Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7726Z-2009-08-18) (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: 2,080 total, 1,006 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740425008669A

## Narrative

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

FUEL GAGE INACCURATE.PLT DIDNT VISUALLY CK FUEL.

## 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 FTW74DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG58), Apr 25, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N7726Z), Altheimer, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7726Z (3)

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

- [Incident 20070821019129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070821019129I), Aug 21, 2007: Piper PA25235 (N7726Z), Belhaven, NC, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he had performed a normal pre-flight check and drained fuel for a sample and added two (2) quarts of oil for a total of eleven (11)…
- [Accident 19940822022669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022669A), Aug 22, 1994: Piper PA25235 (N7726Z), Washington, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power on wide base leg. Landed across tobacco field furrows. Tow gallons unuseable fuel in tanks.
- [Accident 19800926058219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926058219A), Sep 26, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N7726Z), Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Impacted short of runway. Loose bolt sheared accessory gear dowel pin.

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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