# Accident 19760217003129A: Piper PA23250, Bowie, TX, February 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1976
- Place: Bowie, TX
- Airport: Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.5570° N, 97.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5570&lon=-97.8462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5185Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185Y-1977-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 236 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FPD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760217003129A

## Narrative

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

UNLTD STRIP. GUSTING TO 25K. ALSO HIT HOUSE PORCH.

## 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 FTW76FPD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD29), Feb 17, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N5185Y), Bowie, TX, 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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