# Accident 19760326008322A: Piper PA28140, Franklin, NJ, March 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Franklin, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.1090° N, 74.5886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1090&lon=-74.5886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6901W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6901W-2022-06-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 156 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326008322A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO COLLISION BOTH ACFT OBSVD IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.BELLANCA L STABILIZER TORN OFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N74446, Blanca 14132: [Accident 19760326008321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326008321A)

## 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 NYC76AN090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN090), Mar 26, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N6901W), Franklin, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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