# Accident 19760509010409A: Piper PA25260, Big Lake, TX, May 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Big Lake, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.1941° N, 101.4534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1941&lon=-101.4534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4760Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4760Y-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 800 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DQG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509010409A

## Narrative

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

OPNS ON ROAD.

## 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 FTW76DQG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG63), May 9, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4760Y), Big Lake, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4760Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810526028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810526028459A), May 26, 1981: Piper PA25260 (N4760Y), New Deal, TX, Substantial damage. Ag pilot ran out of fuel and crashed during emergency landing.

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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