# Accident 19770203002179A: Piper PA25235, Poston, AZ, February 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Poston, AZ
- Airport: Poston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.9921° N, 114.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poston, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9921&lon=-114.4045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4916Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4916Y-1982-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 3 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203002179A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE, HIT BRUSH.

## 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 LAX77DUJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ28), Feb 3, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N4916Y), Poston, AZ, 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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