# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-235, NM

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW96LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA323.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Moriarity, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1996 · N7469Z · Substantial damage
  > loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA088.md): Piper PA-25C-235 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1991 · N8787L · Substantial damage
  > Power loss due to fuel contamination. A factor was: pilot's inadequate airplane preflight.
- [NTSB DEN85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA159.md): Piper PA-25-235-B · Lovington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1985 · N7336Z · Substantial damage
  > The plt attempted to take off to the east from a 1000-foot mowed alfalfa field at a field elevation of 3700 ft MSL. The plt estimated the winds to be from the southeast at 8 mph. The density altitude was computed to be between 6578 and 6871 ft MSL. According…
- [NTSB FTW82DA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA297.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Santa Rosa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 26, 1982 · N8937L · Substantial damage
  > While landing, the aircraft swerved off the runway and received substantial damage. An investigation revealed that the right main wheel had come off the axle. A closer examination revealed that the retaining nut and the cotter pin, which holds the nut in…
- [NTSB FTW81FQA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA40.md): Piper PA-25 · Dexter, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1981 · N6527Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79DQG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQG07.md): Piper PA-25 · Portales, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 7, 1979 · N4605Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN79FQD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD14.md): Piper PA-25 · Deming, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1979 · N7402Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN79DQA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA10.md): Piper PA-25 · Dexter, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1978 · N6533Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQG03.md): Piper PA-25 · Rogers, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1977 · N9890P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76FQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA03.md): Piper PA-25 · Roswell, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 17, 1975 · N6547Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72FQG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQG38.md): Piper PA-25 · Clovis, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 22, 1972 · N4656Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN72DQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DQG14.md): Piper PA-25 · Clovis, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 15, 1971 · N6980Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN71DQG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQG31.md): Piper PA-25 · Clovis, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1970 · N4483Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN71DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA02.md): Piper PA-25 · Raton, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1970 · N7336Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0115.md): Piper PA-25 · Carlsbad, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 30, 1966 · N6718Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2944](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2944.md): Piper PA25 · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1964 · N7134Z · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102504'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102504&state=NM

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