# Accident 19950511017469A: Piper PA25235, Peoria, AZ, May 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1995, 14:20 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Airport: Pleasantvalley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6496° N, 112.2391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6496&lon=-112.2391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7403Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7403Z-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950511017469A

## Narrative

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

DUST DEVIL CAUSED GLIDER TO CLIMB ABOVE TOW PLANE. LIFTED ITS TAIL. INDICATES LOW FUEL UNPORTED. ENGINE QUIT. STALL

## 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 LAX95LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA183), May 11, 1995: Piper PA-25-235 (N7403Z), Peoria, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inflight loss of control due to his delay in releasing the glider after the towed glider experienced an unplanned altitude gain on takeoff when it encountered a dust devil.

## Other reports on N7403Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19750812025429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750812025429A), Aug 12, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N7403Z), Peterboro, NY, Substantial damage. Rt magneto shortd to gnd. Lt magneto breaker pts jammd by loose cam screw.

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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