# Accident 19770716017339A: Piper PA25235, Minden, IA, July 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1977
- Place: Minden, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.4694° N, 95.5432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4694&lon=-95.5432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4826Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4826Y-2001-06-05) (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: 563 total, 64 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716017339A

## 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 MKC77DCD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD32), Jul 16, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N4826Y), Minden, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4826Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19800609018539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609018539A), Jun 9, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N4826Y), Hector, MN, Substantial damage. Engine lost power and quit when pilot selected right mag. Failed to dump load. Stalled, defective right magneto.

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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