# Accident 19760131002099A: Piper PA22160, Phoenix, AZ, January 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1976
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Curt The Clown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8938D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938D-1977-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,168 total, 238 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760131002099A

## Narrative

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

HIT POLE IN PASTURE.

## 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 LAX76FUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ53), Jan 31, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N8938D), Phoenix, AZ, 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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