# Accident 19760618016879A: Piper PA28160, Kennard, NE, June 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1976
- Place: Kennard, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.4751° N, 96.2036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennard, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4751&lon=-96.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5505W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5505W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760618016879A

## Narrative

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

EMERG LDG IN CORN FLD-STRUCK DITCH.USED 100LL AND 100/130 OCTANE FUEL.EX VALUE NR 1 CYL BROKE.

## 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 MKC76FCJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ43), Jun 18, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N5505W), Kennard, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5505W (1)

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

- [Accident 19960108000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960108000279A), Jan 8, 1996: Piper PA28160 (N5505W), Decatur, TX, Substantial damage. Tail tied down. Hand started engine. Broke tiedown. Pilot injured trying for throttle. Plane struck windsock pole.

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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