# Accident 19760603016069A: Piper PA32300, Bend, OR, June 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15326-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYI18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603016069A

## Narrative

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

L TANKS EMPTY,R TANKS FULL.

## 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 SEA76DYI18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI18), Jun 3, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N15326), Bend, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15326 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980426007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007599A), Apr 26, 1998: Piper PA32300 (N15326), New Bedford, MA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Departed with control locks engaged. Lost control. (.4)a witness observed the airplane depart runway 5 and climb at a steep angle. The aircraft then turned to…
- [Accident 19940126000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940126000929A), Jan 26, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N15326), Evant, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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