# Accident 19760427013999A: Piper PA31P, Paintsville, KY, April 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Paintsville, KY
- Airport: Combs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.8203° N, 82.8060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paintsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8203&lon=-82.8060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6845L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427013999A

## Narrative

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

NR 1 BOTTOM PLUG HAD 1/2 CNTR ELECTRODE & PORCELAIN GONE. NR 5 HAD ABT 3/4 CERAMIC MISSING.

## 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 IAD76FLQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ20), Apr 27, 1976: Piper PA-31P (N6845L), Paintsville, KY, 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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