# Accident 19760229004429A: Mrchti S20522R, Greensboro, NC, February 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996WA-1981-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI S20522R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FKM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229004429A

## Narrative

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

NR 4 PISTON BADLY MUTILATED.CONROD BENT,AND PART OF PISTON PIN MISSING.HIT ROAD EMBANKMENT.

## 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 IAD76FKM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM29), Feb 29, 1976: Siai-Marche S20522 (N996WA), Greensboro, NC, 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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