# Accident 19760712020729A: Piper PA23, Lakeview, OR, July 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Airport: Lakeview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1919° N, 120.3529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeview, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1919&lon=-120.3529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3154P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3154P-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 32 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYI22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712020729A

## 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 SEA76DYI22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI22), Jul 12, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N3154P), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3154P (2)

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

- [Accident 19980720044929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720044929A), Jul 20, 1998: Piper PA23 (N3154P), Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) During an instructional flight, the twin engine airplane undershot the runway following a loss of right engine power. With the private pilot receiving…
- [Incident 19900811043059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811043059I), Aug 11, 1990: Piper PA23 (N3154P), Woodlake, CA. Left engine quit at cruise altitude. Vectored to airport. Landed without incident.

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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