# Accident 19760725023619A: Piper PA25235, Berwick, IL, July 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1976
- Place: Berwick, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7992° N, 90.5385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berwick, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7992&lon=-90.5385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4333Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4333Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (registry code 42338, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,274 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEV56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725023619A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK VENT PLUGGED BY FOREIGN MATTER THAT RESEMBLED GREEN LEAVES OR GRASS.

## 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 CHI76FEV56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV56), Jul 25, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4333Y), Berwick, IL, 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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