# Accident 19760315007819A: Piper PA28140, Sebastian, FL, March 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1976
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBASTIAN MUNI (X26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33030, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,568 total, 522 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315007819A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 23 KTS.

## 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 MIA76FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD49), Mar 15, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N33030), Sebastian, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33030 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920814035869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920814035869I), Aug 14, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N33030), Gulf Hammock, FL, Minor damage. Pilot made precautionary landing on highway due to weather and indication of carburator ice.

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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