# Accident 19790818043159A: Piper PA24250, Cottonwood, AZ, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7301° N, 112.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTTONWOOD (P52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7301&lon=-112.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7725P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7725P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818043159A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FOUND TWISTED DRAG LINK & BROKEN SIDE BRACE ON LANDING GEAR. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX79DUK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK12), Aug 18, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N7725P), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7725P (1)

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

- [Incident 19781207022769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207022769I), Dec 7, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N7725P), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. Throttle linkage stuck. Pilot attemtped to control power with mag switch. Back-fired. Fire after landing.

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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