# Accident 19760414009399A: Piper PA17, Vernon, NY, April 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1976
- Place: Vernon, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 43.0792° N, 75.5386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0792&lon=-75.5386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4616H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4616H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 104 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760414009399A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76FFA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA31), Apr 14, 1976: Piper PA-17 (N4616H), Vernon, NY, 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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