# Accident 19740727038079A: Piper PA25235, Moorhead, MN, July 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1974
- Place: Moorhead, MN
- Airport: Martins Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 46.8647° N, 96.7446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorhead, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8647&lon=-96.7446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8600L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8600L-2013-07-09) (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: 635 total, 350 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727038079A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ACFT DRG R TURN TO FINAL.

## 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 MKC75DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER06), Jul 27, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8600L), Moorhead, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8600L (2)

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

- [Accident 20090625009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090625009639A), Jun 25, 2009: Piper PA25235 (N8600L), Preston, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On the morning of June 27, 2009 craig biggs, the pilot of N8600L was returning to the Preston, ID airport for his second load of chemical of the day when…
- [Accident 20070825018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070825018219A), Aug 25, 2007: Piper PA25235 (N8600L), Soda Springs, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During an aerial application operation, the pilot experienced power loss (due to fuel exhaustion) over a reservoir at less than 200 feet AGL. He then…

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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