# Accident 20050123002339A: Piper PA25235, Palmdale, CA, January 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2005, 15:06 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4833° N, 117.8250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4833&lon=-117.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6745Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6745Z) (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: 690 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050123002339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 01/25/2005: N6745Z A PA-25-25 WAS TOWING A GLIDER WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED AT 1000 FT AGL. THE PILOT OF THE TOW AIRCRAFT GAVE THE SIGNAL TO THE SAIL PLANE TO RELEASE, THE SAIL PLANE MADE A CLEAN RELEASE AND MADE IT BACK TO THE CRYSTAL AIR FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ THE PILOT OF THE TOW PLANE SET UP A DEAD STICK LANDING ON A NORTH AND SOUTH RUNNING ROAD. ON THE ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POLE INDUCING A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A BERM RESULTING IN WING SPAR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX05LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA075), Jan 23, 2005: Piper PA-25-235 (N6745Z), Llano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to verify the amount of fuel onboard the airplane prior to departure, which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N6745Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19840514028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514028059I), May 14, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N6745Z), Scottssville, KS, Minor damage. A wing struck a empty chemical drum while taxiing from a road to the loading area.

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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