# Accident 19760502011149A: Piper PA28140, Salem, IN, May 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1976
- Place: Salem, IN
- Airport: Salem Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.6041° N, 86.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALEM MUNI (I83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6041&lon=-86.1523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9305K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9305K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 43 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760502011149A

## Narrative

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

FLT INSTR APVD FLT W WNDS OF 20 G TO 32KTS.

## 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 CHI76DEA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA31), May 2, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N9305K), Salem, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9305K (1)

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

- [Incident 19870529032819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529032819I), May 29, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N9305K), Milpitas, CA, Minor damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was landed off airport.

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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