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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · White Castle, LA · September 6, 1979

Date
September 6, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
White Castle, LA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7759Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRD51
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,342 total910 in this make and model481 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot claimed engine failure. No malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7759Z · 1

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