# Accident 19760115004012A: Piper PA28140, Melbourne, FL, January 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1976
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Valkaria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 27.9609° N, 80.5583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALKARIA (X59), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9609&lon=-80.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43466, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43466-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 210 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76AM057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760115004012A

## Narrative

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

R WING OF N43466 DMGD BY PROP CTC OF N55817.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N55817, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19760115004011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760115004011A)

## 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 MIA76AM057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM057), Jan 15, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N43466), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43466 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010611021469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611021469A), Jun 11, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N43466), Dahlonega, GA, No damage. (-23) The pilot involved flew this aircraft over two hours earlier the day of the incident. He flew from 9A0 to gvl and back to 9A0. Later in the day he…

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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