# Accident 19760310004979A: Piper PA28R200, Baytown, TX, March 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1976
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9408N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9408N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 37 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760310004979A

## Narrative

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

PIN HOLE IN OIL COOLER. LOST OIL. NR 1 & 2 CONROD BEARINGS FAILED.

## 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 FTW76DRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA25), Mar 10, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N9408N), Baytown, 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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