# Accident 19760719019859A: Piper PA25235, Winnsboro, LA, July 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4868Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4868Y-1998-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719019859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISTRACTED BY OPEN DOOR,DESCENDED INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW76DRJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ32), Jul 19, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4868Y), Winnsboro, LA, 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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