# Accident 19760501010149A: Piper PA25235, Elton, LA, May 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Elton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.4813° N, 92.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-92.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8784L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8784L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (registry code 42338, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,396 total, 469 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501010149A

## 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 FTW76FRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD41), May 1, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N8784L), Elton, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8784L (3)

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

- [Incident 19980616025779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616025779I), Jun 16, 1998: Piper PA25235 (N8784L), Salida, CO, Minor damage. During landing, and after completing a glider tow operation, the pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft hit and damaged two runway lights and one…
- [Accident 19970721019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721019169A), Jul 21, 1997: Piper PA25235 (N8784L), Blackwell, OK, Substantial damage. On July 21, 1997, at 1130 central daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235 argricultural airplane, N8784L, owned and op takeoff climb near Blackwell, Oklahoma. The…
- [Accident 19770610016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770610016689A), Jun 10, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N8784L), Canby, MN, Substantial damage. Fuel cell bladder torn. Lndd in corn fld.

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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