# Accident 19760622017449A: Piper PA32R300, Davis, WV, June 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Davis, WV
- Airport: Harman-Swecker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.1279° N, 79.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1279&lon=-79.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4505X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4505X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,102 total, 36 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622017449A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD76AI077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI077), Jun 22, 1976: Piper PA-32R (N4505X), Davis, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4505X (2)

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

- [Accident 19950714018659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018659A), Jul 14, 1995: Piper PA32R300 (N4505X), Lebanon, NH, Substantial damage. Aircraft inbound, unable to lower gear, diverted to other airport, two fly bys, elected to land gear up.
- [Accident 19770420016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420016539A), Apr 20, 1977: Piper PA32R300 (N4505X), Forest Hills, MD, Substantial damage

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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