# Accident 19760103002969A: Piper PA32RT300, Kenai, AK, January 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1976
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Big River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4104W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4104W-2012-06-04) (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 PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,900 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760103002969A

## Narrative

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

LND SHORT DUE HAZE & FOG.

## 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 ANC76DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG79), Jan 3, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N4104W), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

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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