# Incident 20060714013739I: Piper PA25260, Minden, NV, July 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4339Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4339Y-2025-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-G1A5 (registry code 42344, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-g1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 225 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714013739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 PDT, THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL AFTER RELEASING A GLIDER DURING A GLIDER TOW OPERATION. A FORCED EMERGENCY LANDING WAS COMPLETED BY THE PILOT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE OFF THE END OF MINDEN TAHOE NV AIRPORT RUNWAY 30R. NO INJURY TO PILOT.

## Other reports on N4339Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20040712012049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712012049I), Jul 12, 2004: Piper PA25260 (N4339Y), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Left main gear collapsed on landing.

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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