# Accident 19760206031019A: Piper PA32R300, Monahans, TX, February 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1976
- Place: Monahans, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.6726° N, 103.0838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monahans, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6726&lon=-103.0838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7053C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7053C-1976-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 39 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760206031019A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW76AF063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF063), Feb 6, 1976: Piper PA-32R (N7053C), Monahans, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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