# Accident 19750503009639A: Piper PA25260, Potosi, MO, May 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Potosi, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.9337° N, 90.7750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potosi, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9337&lon=-90.7750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4766Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4766Y-2001-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 650 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503009639A

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LNDG NECESSITATED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION.LNDD SHORT OF INTENDED LNDG AREA,HIT DIRT BANK.

## 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 MKC75DCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCA29), May 3, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N4766Y), Potosi, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4766Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19920717028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717028269A), Jul 17, 1992: Piper PA25260 (N4766Y), Decker, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Right wing separated on spray run pullup. Aircraft exploded on impact. AD 90 02 06 on wing spar not complied.

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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