# Accident 19760124002679A: Piper PA28R200, Auburn, ME, January 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1976
- Place: Auburn, ME
- Airport: Auburn-Lewiston
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 44.0485° N, 70.2835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUBURN/LEWISTON MUNI (LEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0485&lon=-70.2835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2074T-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,318 total, 218 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124002679A

## Narrative

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

ENG IGNITION SWITCHES IN ON POSITION WHEN PLT MOVED PROP BY HAND.

## 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 NYC76AN068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN068), Jan 24, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N2074T), Auburn, ME, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2074T (2)

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

- [Accident 20121223027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223027499A), Dec 23, 2012: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2074T), Slate Run, PA, Destroyed. The aircraft departed youngstown elser metro airport (4G4), bound for kingston-ulster airport (20N), was operating under VFR at 7,500 feet MSL, and was…
- [Accident 19881029048579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048579A), Oct 29, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N2074T), Dover, DE, Substantial damage. Oil on windshield and losing power. Landed on racetrack infield. Prop governor oil line fitting broke. Not secured

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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