# Accident 19740711019409A: Piper PA25235, Selmer, TN, July 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Selmer, TN
- Airport: Selmer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.1706° N, 88.5951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selmer, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1706&lon=-88.5951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4907Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4907Y-1977-06-17) (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: 6,191 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 293 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711019409A

## Narrative

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

LARGE HOLE IN HEATER MUFFLER.HOT EX DIRECTED ONTO FIREWALL AND FUEL SUMP,VAPOR LOCK.BULLDOZED TRRN

## 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 IAD75FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLT01), Jul 11, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N4907Y), Selmer, TN, destroyed

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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