# NTSB MKC75DCA29: Piper PA-25, N4766Y, Potosi, MO, May 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Potosi, MO · POTOSI, MO
- Location: 37.9337° N, 90.7750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potosi, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9337&lon=-90.7750&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 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1025   75/5/3    POTOSI,MO           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 840
        TIME - 1550                    N4766Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POPULAR BLUFF,MO            POTOSI,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY LNDG NECESSITATED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION.LNDD SHORT OF INTENDED LNDG AREA,HIT DIRT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4766Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4766Y-2001-06-14), registration cancelled 2001-06-14, S/N 25-4526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750503009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503009639A), May 3, 1975: Piper PA25260, Potosi, MO, Substantial damage. Emergency lndg necessitated by fuel exhaustion. Lndd short of intended lndg area,hit dirt bank.

## Other investigations on N4766Y (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 CHI92DEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEX03), Jul 18, 1992: Piper PA-25-260 (N4766Y), Decker, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING SPAR, IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/MODIFICATION, AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

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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