# Accident 19740816026069A: Piper PA25235, Cozad, NE, August 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1974
- Place: Cozad, NE
- Airport: Cozad Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8696° N, 100.0043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COZAD MUNI (CZD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8696&lon=-100.0043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6742Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6742Z-1985-04-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,567 total, 950 in this make and model, 331 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740816026069A

## Narrative

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

IDLER GEAR DISPLACED REARWARD,DISENGAGED.OVERSHOT LDG IN ALFALFA FIELD.

## 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 MKC75FCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ18), Aug 16, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N6742Z), Cozad, NE, substantial damage

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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