# Accident 19751003032389A: Piper PA25, Elkmont, AL, October 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1975
- Place: Elkmont, AL
- Airport: Hobbs Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.9326° N, 86.9770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkmont, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9326&lon=-86.9770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6296Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6296Z-1977-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,042 total, 650 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003032389A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 10K.ACFT OVERLOADED FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS.

## 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 MIA76DKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ24), Oct 3, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N6296Z), Elkmont, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6296Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19760913030929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913030929A), Sep 13, 1976: Piper PA25 (N6296Z), Dimmitt, TX, Substantial damage. Med cert - stu plt certificate revoked 5/12/76.

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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