# Incident 19781014030319I: Piper PA25235, Durham, NC, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9940&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7460Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7460Z) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014030319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ON BANNER TOWING OPERATION RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT CERTIFICATE, AIRCRAFT PAPERS NOT AT HAND.

## Other reports on N7460Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20000318006712A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000318006712A), Mar 18, 2000: Piper PA25235 (N7460Z), Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor and private pilot onboard decathalon N2520Z were on final approach to van sant airport (9N1) and were overtaken from behind and involved in…
- [Incident 19930511023569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930511023569I), May 11, 1993: Piper PA25235 (N7460Z), Unionville, PA. Tow line struck a powerline as pilot was attempting to release tow line. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19850510048189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510048189I), May 10, 1985: Piper PA25235 (N7460Z), Gibsonville, NC, Minor damage. Landed in field after partial power loss. Found a hole burned in exhaust pipe under carburetor heat shield.

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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