# Accident 19780510010429A: Piper PA25235, Comanche, OK, May 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1978
- Place: Comanche, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.3625° N, 97.9799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Comanche, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3625&lon=-97.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6141Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6141Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510010429A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED FUEL GAUGE WAS STUCK.

## 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 FTW78FPJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ18), May 10, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N6141Z), Comanche, OK, 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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