# Accident 19760219005169A: Piper PA24250, Punta Gorda, FL, February 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1976
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6255P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255P-1976-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76AM064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760219005169A

## Narrative

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

PLT ADVSD BY FSS WX IN BAY AREA DETERIORATING. PILOT-DID NOT MAINTAIN POS RATE OF CLB DRG GOARND

## 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 MIA76AM064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM064), Feb 19, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N6255P), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed, 1 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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