# Accident 19760717025709A: Piper PA36285, Gilliland, TX, July 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Gilliland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.7315° N, 99.6834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilliland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7315&lon=-99.6834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57600, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57600-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,686 total, 104 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DPD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717025709A

## 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 FTW76DPD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD51), Jul 17, 1976: Piper PA-36 (N57600), Gilliland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57600 (2)

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

- [Accident 20070702017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070702017579A), Jul 2, 2007: Piper PA36285 (N57600), Belle Plaine, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Left brake failed during landing. Aircraft went off the right side of the runway and stopped in a ditch adjacent to the runway. Substantial damage…
- [Accident 19811005065739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065739A), Oct 5, 1981: Piper PA36285 (N57600), Munday, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out of ground effect. Landed cross terrace rows. Flipped over. Was at gross weight. Hot, humid day.

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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