# Accident 19860913045119A: Piper PA25235, Marlin, TX, September 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Marlin, TX
- Airport: Marlin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.3008° N, 96.8908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3008&lon=-96.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7759Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7759Z-2012-10-22) (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 O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913045119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGLON TAKEOFF, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. CRASH OCCURRED IN HEAVILY WOODED AREA.

## 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 FTW86FPA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA27), Sep 13, 1986: Piper PA-25-235 (N7759Z), Marlin, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N7759Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19790906023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906023229A), Sep 6, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N7759Z), White Castle, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine failure. No malfunction found.

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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