# Accident 19760304002629A: Piper PA32260, Convent, LA, March 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1976
- Place: Convent, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.0118° N, 90.8206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Convent, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0118&lon=-90.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3650W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3650W-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 29 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760304002629A

## Narrative

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

NR 2 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. HIT DIRT PILE LDG ON ROAD.

## 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 FTW76FRD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD31), Mar 4, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N3650W), Convent, LA, 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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