# Accident 19800609018539A: Piper PA25235, Hector, MN, June 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1980, 05:45 local time
- Place: Hector, MN
- Airport: Hector Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.7311° N, 94.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR MUNI (1D6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7311&lon=-94.7138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4826Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4826Y-2001-06-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 852 total, 640 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FER47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609018539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT WHEN PILOT SELECTED RIGHT MAG.FAILED TO DUMP LOAD. STALLED, DEFECTIVE RIGHT MAGNETO.

## 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 CHI80FER47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER47), Jun 9, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N4826Y), Hector, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4826Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19770716017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716017339A), Jul 16, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N4826Y), Minden, IA, 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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