# Accident 19760603014739A: Piper PA22135, Tower City, PA, June 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Tower City, PA
- Airport: Bendigo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.5590° N, 76.5597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BENDIGO (74N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5590&lon=-76.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40M-2018-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 179 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603014739A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATMTD TKOF IN GND FOG COND,ACFT VEERED L ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTR TKOF.HIT RWY MARKER.

## 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 NYC76FGT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT21), Jun 3, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N40M), Tower City, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40M (2)

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

- [Incident 19940727031019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940727031019I), Jul 27, 1994: Piper PA22135 (N40M), Clayton Lake, ME, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot flew standard pattern entry. Came down on final over trees, started flare, saw deer just off to left of runway. Kept some power on to avoid…
- [Accident 19810831053939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831053939A), Aug 31, 1981: Piper PA22 (N40M), Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. Pilots lost directional control during landing. Instructor had no brakes for control.

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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