# Accident 19760426018739A: Piper PA24250, Elk City, OK, April 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Elk City, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3896° N, 99.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3896&lon=-99.4287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6630P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6630P) (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 PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 205 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426018739A

## 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 FTW76DPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPJ36), Apr 26, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N6630P), Elk City, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6630P (2)

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

- [Incident 20050715016229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715016229I), Jul 15, 2005: Piper PA24250 (N6630P), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was making a night takeoff from runway 20 at sgf when the engine suddenly failed at about 200' AGL. He elected to land straight ahead on the…
- [Incident 19930929036839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930929036839I), Sep 29, 1993: Piper PA24 (N6630P), Sayre, OK, Substantial damage. Landed gear up.

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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