# NTSB ATL88DKJ34: Piper PA-25, N7726Z, Bay Minette, AL, September 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1980
- Place: Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Location: 30.8906° N, 87.7935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay Minette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8906&lon=-87.7935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88DKJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3593  80/9/26    BAY MINETTE,AL      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N7726Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     31, 2400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUCEDALE,MS                 BAY MINETTE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOLT ATTACHING IDLER SHAFT TO CRANKSHAFT CAME LOOSE SHEARING DOWEL PIN TURNING ACCESSORY GEARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7726Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7726Z-2009-08-18), registration cancelled 2009-08-18, S/N 25-3896, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bay Minette Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800926058219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926058219A), Sep 26, 1980: Piper PA25235, Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Impacted short of runway. Loose bolt sheared accessory gear dowel pin.

## Other investigations on N7726Z (2)

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 ATL94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA163), Aug 22, 1994: Piper PA-25-235 (N7726Z), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain, a plowed field, available for landing.
- [NTSB FTW74DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG58), Apr 25, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N7726Z), Altheimer, AR, substantial damage

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.

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