# Accident 19760523015339A: Piper PA28180, Tucson, AZ, May 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8886J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886J-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76AL076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523015339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK ON HEAD BY PROPELLER. MASTER & L MAG SWITCHES FOUND IN ON POS. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 LAX76AL076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL076), May 23, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8886J), Tucson, AZ, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8886J (1)

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

- [Accident 19971113040339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113040339A), Nov 13, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N8886J), Willmar, MN, Substantial damage. Narrative: dpt pueblo, co for wilmar, MN climbed to 11500. Pilot became disoriented, encountered ice and ran out of fuel. Left main gear, left wing, nose gear,…

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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