# Accident 19750815030829A: Piper PA25, Hutchinson, MN, August 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Place: Hutchinson, MN
- Airport: Hutchinson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 44.8854° N, 94.3769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8854&lon=-94.3769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6439Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6439Z-1975-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-150 (registry code 7102503, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,169 total, 108 in this make and model, 263 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FER20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815030829A

## 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 MKC76FER20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER20), Aug 15, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N6439Z), Hutchinson, MN, 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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