# NTSB SEA74DYA34: Piper PA-25, N4618Y, Dubois, ID, May 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1974
- Place: Dubois, ID · DUBOIS, ID
- Location: 44.1712° N, 112.2283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubois, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1712&lon=-112.2283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1331  74/5/21    DUBOIS,ID           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 10833
        TIME - 0700                    N4618Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4732 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBOISE,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD.JAMMED RUDDER.FERRY FLT,NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4618Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4618Y), registered now, S/N 25-4324, built 1967 (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

## 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 19740521012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521012359A), May 21, 1974: Piper PA25235, Dubois, ID, Substantial damage. Tailwheel collapsed while landing on a county road. Jammed rudder. Ferry flt,no load abd.

## Other investigations on N4618Y (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 SEA76DYA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA40), Jul 16, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4618Y), Hamer, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0181), Sep 18, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N4618Y), Pioneer, LA, 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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