# Accident 19760422008209A: Piper PA25235, Crowville, LA, April 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1976
- Place: Crowville, LA
- Airport: Collier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.2407° N, 91.5901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2407&lon=-91.5901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4647Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4647Y-2009-09-30) (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: 2,321 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760422008209A

## Narrative

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

HIT FENCE & BRUSH. ACFT HEAVY.

## 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 FTW76FRJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ21), Apr 22, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4647Y), Crowville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4647Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19940416007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416007939A), Apr 16, 1994: Piper PA25260 (N4647Y), Muskogee, OK, Substantial damage. Tail wheel caught on power line during pullup from spray run. Impacted ground nose first. Chemical on windshield.
- [Incident 19820413018509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820413018509I), Apr 13, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N4647Y), Jayton, TX, Minor damage. Engine began to run rough and backfired. Landed in a field. Found left magneto had a crack. Bendix model S6LN.

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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