# Accident 19810514026249A: Piper PA25235, Durham, CA, May 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Durham, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.6463° N, 121.8000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6463&lon=-121.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7469Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7469Z-1999-10-14) (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 O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 169 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514026249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FLOODED RICE FIELD. NOSED OVER. FOUND LOSS OF COMPRESSION FROM STUCK VALVE.

## 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 LAX81FVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG32), May 14, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N7469Z), Durham, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7469Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19960727020179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020179A), Jul 27, 1996: Piper PA25235 (N7469Z), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. During climbing glider tow lost power. Glider released. Landed. Rutted field. Fuel tanks empty. Left main folded. (-23) on July 27, 1996 at 1500 CDT Piper…

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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