# NTSB LAX69F0142: Piper PA-25, N4834Y, Elfrida, AZ, August 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1968
- Place: Elfrida, AZ · ELFRIDA, AZ
- Location: 31.6792° N, 109.6869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elfrida, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6792&lon=-109.6869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4703  68/8/30    ELFRIDA,ARIZ        PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 540
        TIME - 1125                    N4834Y              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4834Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4834Y-1970-07-01), registration cancelled 1970-07-01, S/N 25-4569, built 1968 (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: 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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