# Accident 19790729028449A: Piper PA25235, Warroad, MN, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Warroad, MN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.9159° N, 95.3263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warroad, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9159&lon=-95.3263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7298Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7298Z) (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: 4,683 total, 513 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729028449A

## Narrative

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

ENG. LOST PWR DURING SWATH RUN. CRASHED IN ADJACENT FIELD. FLAT TERRAIN. DID NOT DUMP LOAD.

## 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 MKC79DER58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER58), Jul 29, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N7298Z), Warroad, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7298Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20030308014199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308014199I), Mar 8, 2003: Piper PA25235 (N7298Z), Front Royal, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing, aircraft experienced a right brake failure. Failure of the right brake caused the aircraft to depart the left side of the runway coming to…

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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