# Accident 19760129001689A: Piper PA28180, Alliance, NE, January 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1976
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1026° N, 102.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alliance, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1026&lon=-102.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54471, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54471) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 51 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760129001689A

## Narrative

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

ENCTRD STRONG HEADWIND DIVERTED FLT TO ALLIANCE.FUEL EX PRIOR TO ARPT.

## 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 MKC76DCJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ23), Jan 29, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N54471), Alliance, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N54471 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780528014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528014209A), May 28, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N54471), Yellowstone Pk, WY, 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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