# NTSB FTW70DQG05: Piper PA-25, N6718Z, Silverton, TX, February 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1970
- Place: Silverton, TX · SILVERTON, TX
- Location: 34.4714° N, 101.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4714&lon=-101.3040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DQG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DQG05

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0971  70/2/19    SILVERTON,TEX       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1500
        TIME - 1330                    N6718Z              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEYMOUR,TEX                 AMARILLO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L WING AND STRUT HIT SAGE BRUSH.FLT SURVEY FOR FUTURE SPRAY SITES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6718Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6718Z-1974-07-31), registration cancelled 1974-07-31, S/N 25-2325 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6718Z (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 DEN67D0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0115), Aug 30, 1966: Piper PA-25 (N6718Z), Carlsbad, NM, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.