# Accident 19750827026489A: Piper PA25235, Wawaka, IN, August 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1975
- Place: Wawaka, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.4599° N, 85.4835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wawaka, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4599&lon=-85.4835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7748Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7748Z-2021-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 68 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FET13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827026489A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76FET13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET13), Aug 27, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N7748Z), Wawaka, IN, 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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