# Accident 19760717022219A: Piper PA28R180, Ft.Smith, AR, July 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Ft.Smith, AR
- Airport: Ft Smith Municipl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7463J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7463J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DPG83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG83) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717022219A

## 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 FTW76DPG83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG83), Jul 17, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N7463J), Ft.Smith, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7463J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900803049359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803049359I), Aug 3, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N7463J), Waupun, WI, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck a truck while taxiing for takeoff. Pilot did not see truck.
- [Incident 19861006074779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861006074779I), Oct 6, 1986: Piper PA28R180 (N7463J), Grain Valley, MO, Minor damage. Landed gear up after lowering gear selector. Failed to check the gear was down. Nose gear centering bracket broken.

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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