# Accident 19760222005789A: Piper PA28180, Nogales, AZ, February 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1976
- Place: Nogales, AZ
- Airport: Nogales International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 31.4177° N, 110.8479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOGALES INTL (OLS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4177&lon=-110.8479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 65 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222005789A

## Narrative

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

NR 2 CYL WALL GROOVED,TOP PISTON RING BROKEN. LND IN DIRECT R X-WIND GUSTING TO 34K.

## 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 LAX76FUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ61), Feb 22, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N55173), Nogales, 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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