# Accident 19760727028989A: Piper PA34200, Greensburg, KS, July 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1976
- Place: Greensburg, KS
- Airport: Greensburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.6227° N, 99.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENSBURG MUNI (9KS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6227&lon=-99.2284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56712, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56712-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,930 total, 85 in this make and model, 399 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727028989A

## Narrative

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

DITCH AT SOUTH END OF AIRPORT.AIRPORT LIGHTING NOT CLEARLY DEFINED IN AIRPORT DIRECTORY OF AIM.

## 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 MKC76AK070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK070), Jul 27, 1976: Piper PA-34 (N56712), Greensburg, KS, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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