Piper PA-25 N6073Z
10 June 1983 · New River, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1983 at about 20:27 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N6073Z was involved in an accident near New River, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New River, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9595, -110.0499
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N6073Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New River → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA278
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REFUELED HIS AIRCRAFT AND SECURED THE GAS CAP AFTER WHICH HE MADE FOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES AERO TOW FLIGHTS. DURING THE FIFTH AERO TOW, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING, THE PILOT HEARD AN OBJECT STRIKE THE WIND SHIELD AND HE SAW THAT THE GAS CAP WAS MISSING. THE PILOT SMELLED GAS FUMES AND SIGNALLED THE GLIDER PILOT THAT IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAS NECESSARY AND THE GLIDER WAS RELEASED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AT 1000 FT. AGL AND THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN A LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Fowler, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25-235 | Bentley, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25-260 | Whittemore, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Morgan, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1983 | Piper PA-25-235 | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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