# Accident 19750812025429A: Piper PA25235, Peterboro, NY, August 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1975
- Place: Peterboro, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.9673° N, 75.6880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peterboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9673&lon=-75.6880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7403Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7403Z-1997-03-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750812025429A

## Narrative

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

RT MAGNETO SHORTD TO GND.LT MAGNETO BREAKER PTS JAMMD BY LOOSE CAM SCREW.

## 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 NYC76FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA07), Aug 12, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N7403Z), Peterboro, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7403Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19950511017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950511017469A), May 11, 1995: Piper PA25235 (N7403Z), Peoria, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dust devil caused glider to climb above tow plane. Lifted its tail. Indicates low fuel unported. Engine quit. Stall

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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