# Accident 19751231039879A: Piper PA32300, Stroud, OK, December 31, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1975
- Place: Stroud, OK
- Airport: Stroud
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.7894° N, 96.6562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STROUD MUNI (SUD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7894&lon=-96.6562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8640N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8640N-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 35 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FPJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751231039879A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW76FPJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPJ21), Dec 31, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N8640N), Stroud, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8640N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840624029329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840624029329A), Jun 24, 1984: Piper PA32300 (N8640N), Canton, GA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Airframe failure enroute at night with thunderstorms in area. Disregard safety regulation and gross misjudgement.

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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