# Accident 19760715028969A: Piper PA24400, Spring Valley, NY, July 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1976
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 40 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715028969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GND FILL AT DEPT END OF RWY.

## 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 NYC76FHM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM33), Jul 15, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N8472P), Spring Valley, NY, 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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