# Accident 19760713020749A: Piper PA36285, Brawley, CA, July 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1976
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Vondeane Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9977P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760713020749A

## 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 LAX76DUM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUM26), Jul 13, 1976: Piper PA-36 (N9977P), Brawley, CA, destroyed

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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