# Accident 19760501009039A: Piper PA28140, Lincoln, RI, May 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Lincoln, RI
- Airport: North Central
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.9171° N, 71.4505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Lincoln, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9171&lon=-71.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6797J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6797J-1977-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 43 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501009039A

## Narrative

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

HIT RWY EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC76FNA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA37), May 1, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N6797J), Lincoln, RI, 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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