# Accident 19750716022209A: Piper PA28180, Benton, PA, July 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1975
- Place: Benton, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.1957° N, 76.3843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1957&lon=-76.3843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4843L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4843L-1975-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750716022209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WITNESS IN AREA RPTD OVCST,MDT RAIN.FM PSN ON LAKE SHORE UN SEE OPPOSITE SHORE.ACFT HEARD NOT SEEN

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC76AN007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN007), Jul 16, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N4843L), Benton, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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