# Accident 19760410008089A: Piper PA34200, Savannah, GA, April 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16389, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16389-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,144 total, 93 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410008089A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR,BOTH LINE FITTINGS P/N 67600-00 & P/N 95297-00 CLOGGED BY UNIDENTIFIED MATTER.

## 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 MIA76FKG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG50), Apr 10, 1976: Piper PA-34 (N16389), Savannah, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16389 (1)

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

- [Accident 20140128001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140128001739A), Jan 28, 2014: Piper PA-34-200 (N16389), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Arrive scene; interview pilot[privacy data omitted] and passenger [privacy data omitted]. On final approach to ga rwy 10 r, pilot lowered gear, noticed no nose…

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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