# Accident 19830610024939A: Piper PA25, New River, AZ, June 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1983, 13:27 local time
- Place: New River, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9595° N, 110.0499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9595&lon=-110.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6073Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6073Z-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,762 total, 70 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610024939A

## Narrative

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

CAP ON FUEL TANK CAME OFF AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAKE.

## 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 LAX83LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA278), Jun 10, 1983: Piper PA-25 (N6073Z), New River, AZ, 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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