# Accident 19950706022529A: Piper PA25235, Maricopa, AZ, July 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1995, 13:14 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella Sailport Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0853° N, 112.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTRELLA SAILPORT (E68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0853&lon=-112.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9188T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9188T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950706022529A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON GLIDER TOW TAKEOFF. BLACK SMOKE TRAIL. RELEASED TOW. LANDED SOFT SAND. COLLAPSED GEAR. CARB TOO RICH.

## 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 LAX95LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA253), Jul 6, 1995: Piper PA-25-235 (N9188T), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: an undetermined internal failure of the carburetor.

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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