# Accident 19760705017879A: Piper PA28180, Saylorsburg, PA, July 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Saylorsburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8990° N, 75.3168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saylorsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8990&lon=-75.3168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4742L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4742L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 81 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705017879A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL,LANDED IN ROUGH FIELD NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 NYC76FHA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA43), Jul 5, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N4742L), Saylorsburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4742L (1)

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

- [Incident 19940306003759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306003759I), Mar 6, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N4742L), West Penn, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot on croscountry became lost due to snow. Precautionary landing in field.

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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