# Accident 19760208002779A: Piper PA23160, Hungerford, TX, February 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1976
- Place: Hungerford, TX
- Airport: Harry Gardou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.4067° N, 96.0905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hungerford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4067&lon=-96.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3340P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3340P-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,584 total, 182 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208002779A

## Narrative

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

R BRAKE LINING WORN OUT.HYD FLUID LEAK PAST O RING SEALS.

## 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 FTW76DRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA23), Feb 8, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N3340P), Hungerford, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3340P (1)

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

- [Incident 19920613041169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613041169I), Jun 13, 1992: Piper PA23160 (N3340P), Plato Center, IL, Minor damage. Engine malfunctioned on liftoff. Returned to runway. Departed end of runway. Came to rest in cornfield.

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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