# Accident 19831024055379A: Piper PA25235, New River, AZ, October 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: New River, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5903° N, 112.1000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5903&lon=-112.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4361Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4361Y-2013-07-19) (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 O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,440 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024055379A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY WIND DRIFTED TOW PLANE. GLIDER PILOT RELEASED CAUSING TOW PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL AND DRIFT INTO PARKED GLIDER.

## 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 LAX84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA031), Oct 24, 1983: Piper PA-25-235 (N4361Y), 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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