# Accident 19760315004989A: Piper PA36285, Wolflake, IN, March 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1976
- Place: Wolflake, IN
- Airport: Stangland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 41.3162° N, 85.4650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STANGLAND (5IN9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3162&lon=-85.4650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44088, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44088-2001-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,019 total, 29 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FETO/](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FETO%2F) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315004989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DIRT BANK SHORT OF RWY FLEW 7HR DAY OF FLT.

## 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 CHI76FETO/](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FETO%2F), Mar 15, 1976: Piper PA-36 (N44088), Wolflake, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44088 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820609031329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609031329I), Jun 9, 1982: Piper STCPA36 (N44088), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Pilot ran off end of runway. Pilot reported frontal passage and wind shift as he landed.

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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