# Accident 19840821042319A: Piper PA25235, Shelley, ID, August 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1984, 12:28 local time
- Place: Shelley, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.3398° N, 112.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3398&lon=-112.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6474L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6474L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821042319A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. FUEL TANK CONTAINED AUTO FUEL.

## 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 SEA84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA208), Aug 21, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N6474L), Shelley, ID, destroyed

## Other reports on N6474L (1)

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

- [Incident 20250715011299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715011299I), Jul 15, 2025: Piper J3C-65 (N6474L), Berne, NY, Minor damage. Airman was operating aircraft at a low altitude over a field when the main gear began to impact grass and wrapped around left wheel. The aircraft settled into…

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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