# Accident 19830517019819A: Piper PA25235, Tomah, WI, May 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tomah, WI
- Airport: Boyers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.9879° N, 90.5014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomah, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9879&lon=-90.5014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4521Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4521Y) (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: 1,302 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830517019819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. LOWER SPARKPLUGS FOULED.

## 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 CHI83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA219), May 17, 1983: Piper PA25 (N4521Y), Tomah, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4521Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19840620042399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620042399I), Jun 20, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N4521Y), Freeman, SD, Minor damage. A hard landing in a rough farm field damaged the landing gear and propeller.

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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