# Accident 19760726020879A: Piper PA28151, Newton, IL, July 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1976
- Place: Newton, IL
- Airport: Jasper Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9873° N, 88.1645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9873&lon=-88.1645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43544, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 16 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEV51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760726020879A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST ON WET GRASS RUNWAY,SKIDDED INTO BUILDING.90 DEGREE XWIND AT 5 KNOTS,RUNWAY SLOPE DOWN

## 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 CHI76DEV51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV51), Jul 26, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N43544), Newton, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43544 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010628021839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010628021839I), Jun 28, 2001: Piper PA28151 (N43544), Teterboro, NJ. (-23) Student pilot on solo cross county LNS-N87 realized destination was not in sight after ete/eta expired. Pilot made contact with ATC facility at…

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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