# Accident 19760423009519A: Piper PA25235, Norton, KS, April 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: Norton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.8362° N, 99.8916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8362&lon=-99.8916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4976Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4976Y-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 7 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76OCQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76OCQ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423009519A

## 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 MKC76OCQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76OCQ48), Apr 23, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4976Y), Norton, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4976Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730905028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730905028459A), Sep 5, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N4976Y), Almena, KS, Substantial damage. Acft struck road marker during roll out. Nr 1 cyl ex valve bkn.

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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