# Accident 19751022033909A: Piper PA25235, Opelousas, LA, October 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1975
- Place: Opelousas, LA
- Airport: St.Landry Parish
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.5584° N, 92.0994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST LANDRY PARISH (OPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5584&lon=-92.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8791L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8791L) (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: 5,404 total, 550 in this make and model, 348 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751022033909A

## Narrative

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

LOWER PLUGS FOULED,SAND PARTICLES IN FUEL. PLT HAD TO AVOID TREES ON FINAL.

## 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 FTW76FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD14), Oct 22, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8791L), Opelousas, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8791L (2)

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

- [Accident 19760906030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906030129A), Sep 6, 1976: Piper PA25235 (N8791L), Port Barre, LA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740621015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621015769A), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N8791L), Collinston, LA, Substantial damage. Plt mkng proc turns dwnwind.

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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