# Accident 19790821020859A: Piper PA25235, Autaugaville, AL, August 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: Autaugaville, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.4321° N, 86.6601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Autaugaville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4321&lon=-86.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82367-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,231 total, 2,426 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821020859A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMBOUT FROM AG STRIP. DROPPED LOAD. LANDED IN LAKE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA79FKJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ62), Aug 21, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N82367), Autaugaville, AL, 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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