# Accident 19760715021209A: Piper PA32260, Bakersfield, CA, July 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1976
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfld Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3964W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3964W-1976-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 54 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FVA77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVA77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715021209A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX76FVA77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVA77), Jul 15, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N3964W), Bakersfield, CA, 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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