# NTSB FTW74DPG58: Piper PA-25, N7726Z, Altheimer, AR, April 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1974
- Place: Altheimer, AR · ALTHEIMER, AR
- Location: 34.3278° N, 91.8469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altheimer, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3278&lon=-91.8469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0694  74/4/25    ALTHEIMER,ARK       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N7726Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 30, 2080 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1006 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WORSHAM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALTHEIMER,ARK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           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
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- FUEL GAGE INACCURATE.PLT DIDNT VISUALLY CK FUEL.
```

## 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Worsham Strip

## 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 19740425008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740425008669A), Apr 25, 1974: Piper PA25235, Altheimer, AR, Substantial damage. Fuel gage inaccurate. Plt didnt visually ck fuel.

## 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 ATL88DKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKJ34), Sep 26, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N7726Z), Bay Minette, AL, 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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