# Accident 19750726023509A: Piper PA25260, Balsam Lake, WI, July 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1975
- Place: Balsam Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.4687° N, 92.4537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Balsam Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4687&lon=-92.4537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4799Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4799Y-1976-05-21) (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: 1,900 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FER01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726023509A

## Narrative

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

MIXT CTL WIRE AND STOP BKN.MIXT CTL LEVER MOVED BEYOND NML TRAVEL.UNCONTROLLABLE FM COCKPIT.

## 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 CHI76FER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FER01), Jul 26, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N4799Y), Balsam Lake, WI, 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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