# Accident 19760416008599A: Piper PA24400, Clark Summit, PA, April 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1976
- Place: Clark Summit, PA
- Airport: Scranton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.4802° N, 75.7720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scranton Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4802&lon=-75.7720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7696P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7696P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760416008599A

## 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 NYC76DHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA25), Apr 16, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N7696P), Clark Summit, PA, 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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