# NTSB FTW71FPG22: Piper PA-25, N6634Z, Grady, AR, September 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1970
- Place: Grady, AR · GRADY, AR
- Location: 34.0725° N, 91.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grady, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0725&lon=-91.6976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3729  70/9/18    GRADY,ARK           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2100
        TIME - 1530                    N6634Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE BLUFF,ARK              MCGEHEE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE DESTROYED BY FIRE. FERRY FLT TO HOME BASE AFTER ENG REPAIR. LND ON NARROW DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6634Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6634Z-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 25-2226, built 1962 (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

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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