# Accident 19760114006189A: Piper PA22, Whitsett, NC, January 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1976
- Place: Whitsett, NC
- Airport: Clayton Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.0827° N, 79.5698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitsett, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0827&lon=-79.5698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851A-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DKM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760114006189A

## Narrative

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

RWY SOD,SOFT FRM RECENT RAIN.

## 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 IAD76DKM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM27), Jan 14, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N851A), Whitsett, NC, 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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