# Accident 19760311005899A: Piper PA32300, Chicago, IL, March 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1976
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1956T-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 122 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760311005899A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT GR ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE,DOWEL PIN SHEARED. ENG OIL DRIVE SHAFT (P/N 78619) INSTALLED.

## 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 CHI76FEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE45), Mar 11, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N1956T), Chicago, IL, 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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