# Incident 20010322006669I: Piper PA25235, Niceville, FL, March 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Niceville, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5232° N, 86.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niceville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5232&lon=-86.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7330Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7330Z) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010322006669I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATED HE WAS TOWING BANNERS AT 1000 FT WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. HE LANDED IN WATER.  AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, ENGINE INSPECTION SHOWS THE IDLE GEAR BOLTS CAME LOOSE IN ACCESSORY HOUSING.

## Other reports on N7330Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19900831044509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831044509A), Aug 31, 1990: Piper PA25235 (N7330Z), Logansport, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a local flight. Crash landed in a cornfield.

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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