# Accident 19810811049059A: Piper PA25235, Cochran, GA, August 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cochran, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.3881° N, 83.3504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cochran, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3881&lon=-83.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9646P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646P-1991-03-22) (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: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810811049059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING LOW LEVEL AG OPERATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ATL81FKG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG42), Aug 11, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N9646P), Cochran, GA, 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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