# Accident 19750906032149A: Piper PA25235, Tahoka, TX, September 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1975
- Place: Tahoka, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.1634° N, 101.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoka, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1634&lon=-101.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8927L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8927L-2004-12-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906032149A

## Narrative

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

PROP SEPARATED DUE FAILED CRANKSHAFT. SPRAYING SUNFLOWERS.

## 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 FTW76DQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG21), Sep 6, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8927L), Tahoka, TX, 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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