# Accident 19780728024569A: Piper PA25235, Maricopa, AZ, July 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella Sailport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.0853° N, 112.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTRELLA SAILPORT (E68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0853&lon=-112.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9182T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9182T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728024569A

## Narrative

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

AIR DUCT FROM AIR FILTER TO CARBURETOR.FORCED LDG IN DESERT,HIT B.

## 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 LAX78FUJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ88), Jul 28, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N9182T), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9182T (1)

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

- [Accident 19800630024379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630024379A), Jun 30, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N9182T), Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. Tried to tow off glider with approaching dust storm. Got wind shift, glider lostcontrol. Tow plane pulled to ground

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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