# NTSB SEA73FYA10: Piper PA-25, N6887Z, Ontario, OR, September 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1972
- Place: Ontario, OR · ONTARIO, OR
- Location: 44.0253° N, 116.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0253&lon=-116.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FYA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3788   72/9/8    ONTARIO,OREG        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N6887Z              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               AGE 26, 995 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- BOLT AND NUT OVER TORQUED,CAUSED FAILURE OF TURNBUCKLE IN UP ELEVATOR CTL,LOSS OF ELEVATOR CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6887Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6887Z-2005-07-28), registration cancelled 2005-07-28, S/N 25-2610, built 1964 (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: Ontario

## Other investigations on N6887Z (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 SEA78DYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYA07), May 8, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N6887Z), Midvale, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66F0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0129), Sep 24, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N6887Z), Linden, CA, 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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