# Accident 19750416011009A: Piper PA25, Benson, MN, April 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1975
- Place: Benson, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 45.3152° N, 95.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3152&lon=-95.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6027Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6027Z-1975-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 4 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750416011009A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC75FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER65), Apr 16, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N6027Z), Benson, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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