# Accident 19740510012139A: Piper PA25235, Peru, NY, May 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1974
- Place: Peru, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.5793° N, 73.5333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5793&lon=-73.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8524L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8524L-1982-05-03) (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: 1,650 total, 550 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740510012139A

## Narrative

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

AUX FUEL TANK FULL.

## 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 NYC74FFA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA31), May 10, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8524L), Peru, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8524L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760813024779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760813024779A), Aug 13, 1976: Piper PA25235 (N8524L), Montpelier, VT, Substantial damage. Plt in otr acft enctrd downdrafts in same area. Wind EST 50-70 k.plt pick up carb ice bfr acdt.

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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