# Accident 19820408029149A: Piper PA25235, Basin City, WA, April 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Basin City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.5800° N, 119.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5800&lon=-119.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9546P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9546P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 175 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820408029149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING FROM AG OPERATION, STRUCK WIRES. LAND INVERTED. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. LOW FUEL INDICATION FAILED.

## 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 SEA82DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA048), Apr 9, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N9546P), Basin City, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9546P (2)

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

- [Incident 19780712043379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712043379I), Jul 12, 1978: Piper PA25235 (N9546P), George, WA, Minor damage. Engine quit due to failure of the crankshaft gear drive dowell.
- [Accident 19750712021609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750712021609A), Jul 12, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N9546P), Quincy, WA, Substantial damage. Ldg on pvt rd. spray boom caught wheat causing swerve to left.10HRS flt in last 24.

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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