# Accident 19770705018619A: Piper PA25235, Des Arc, AR, July 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1977
- Place: Des Arc, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.9784° N, 91.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Arc, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9784&lon=-91.5063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4685Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685Y-1977-08-23) (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: 650 total, 200 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770705018619A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FPG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG55), Jul 5, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N4685Y), Des Arc, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N4685Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19750522012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522012049A), May 22, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N4685Y), Des Arc, AR, 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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