# Accident 19760420013979A: Piper PA34200, Lexington, KY, April 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1976
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55322, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55322-2013-04-22) (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: 4,800 total, 796 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760420013979A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR CENTERING ROLLER OUT OF TRACK.

## 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 IAD76FLQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ18), Apr 20, 1976: Piper PA-34 (N55322), Lexington, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55322 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970821026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970821026809A), Aug 21, 1997: Piper PA34200 (N55322), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Unable extend nose gear. Landed hard dragged a wing. Nose steering ball outside of its track. Blocked nose gear. (-23) on approach to Kissimmee airport, nose…
- [Incident 19890618036529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618036529I), Jun 18, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N55322), Isabel, SD, Minor damage. Left engine fire. Shut off fuel and fire quit. Safe landing. Connecting rod bolts had stretched,shoving out piston.

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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