# Accident 19760712024129A: Piper PA25235, Smithland, KY, July 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Smithland, KY
- Airport: Johnny Chips Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.1388° N, 88.4048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1388&lon=-88.4048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8641L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8641L-2017-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,885 total, 106 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DLQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712024129A

## 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 IAD76DLQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ29), Jul 12, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N8641L), Smithland, KY, 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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