N4838Y
Piper PA-25-235 · built 1968
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- July 2, 1983Accident
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A SWAMP DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT NOTED A LACK OF OIL PRESSURE AND RISING OIL TEMPERATURE. HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND BEGAN TO RETURN TO LAND. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SOON SEIZED. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION SHOWED THE #5 ROD BEARING FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.
- July 8, 1969Accident
Misjudged Clearance