# Accident 19740426010539A: Piper PA25235, Winnfield, LA, April 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Winnfield, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.9240° N, 92.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnfield, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9240&lon=-92.6425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4590Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4590Y-2000-01-04) (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: 1,303 total, 60 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010539A

## Narrative

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

FUEL QUANTITY GUAGE DEFECTIVE,BROKEN IN FLT.ALLOWED FUEL TO SIPHON OUT OF TANK.DISPNG FIREANT BAIT

## 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 FTW74DRJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ32), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N4590Y), Winnfield, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4590Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19990712045759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712045759A), Jul 12, 1999: Piper PA25235 (N4590Y), Mcville, ND, No damage. (-23)Piper PA-25-235 operating under CFR part 137 was damaged when the aircraft impacted the gruond after takeoff for an aerial application flight. A witness…

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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