# NTSB LAX67D0014: Piper PA-25, N7395Z, Chinle, AZ, June 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1966
- Place: Chinle, AZ · CHINLE, AZ
- Location: 36.1522° N, 109.5798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinle, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1522&lon=-109.5798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3034  66/6/13    CHINLE ARIZ         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 11600
        TIME - 1900                    N7395Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINLE STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5500                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- HOLE BURNED THROUGH MUFFLER, EXHAUST HEAT IMPINGED ON FUEL STRAINER VAPORIZED FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7395Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7395Z-1973-06-04), registration cancelled 1973-06-04, S/N 25-3356 (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
- Airport: Chinle Strip

## Other investigations on N7395Z (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 DEN71FTC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FTC03), Jun 8, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N7395Z), Rawlins, WY, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN71DXA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXA22), Apr 14, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N7395Z), Casper, WY, 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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