# Accident 19760622018279A: Piper PA25260, Mathews, MO, June 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Mathews, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N4349Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4349Y-1979-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,005 total, 350 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622018279A

## Narrative

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

161 HRS SINCE LAST INSPECTION. SPARK PLUG NR 4 CYL CENTER ELECTRODE MISSING.

## 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 MKC76FCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA27), Jun 22, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4349Y), Mathews, MO, 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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