# Accident 19760716020339A: Piper PA28140, Reedville, VA, July 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1976
- Place: Reedville, VA
- Airport: Reedsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.8421° N, 76.2758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8421&lon=-76.2758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1630J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1630J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 177 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DID33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760716020339A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A WOOD POST.

## 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 IAD76DID33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID33), Jul 16, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N1630J), Reedville, VA, 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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