# NTSB SEA73DYA32: Piper PA-25, N6836Z, Mountain Home, ID, June 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1973
- Place: Mountain Home, ID · MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- Location: 43.1316° N, 115.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1316&lon=-115.6973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2256  73/6/16    MOUNTAIN HOME,ID    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N6836Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 23, 728 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNTAIN HOME,ID            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
        REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6836Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6836Z-1974-09-06), registration cancelled 1974-09-06, S/N 25-2506 (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

## 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 19730616014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730616014229A), Jun 16, 1973: Piper PA25235, Mountain Home, ID, Destroyed. Hit telephone pole.

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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