# Accident 19760801021309A: Piper PA28151, Mims, TX, August 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Mims, TX
- Airport: Mckenzie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 29.0872° N, 95.2872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mims, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0872&lon=-95.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8218C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8218C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 13 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801021309A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED L OF RWY INTO SHRUBBERY.

## 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 FTW76DRJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ35), Aug 1, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8218C), Mims, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8218C (1)

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

- [Incident 19920331010749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920331010749I), Mar 31, 1992: Piper PA28151 (N8218C), Morehead, KY. Fuel exhaustion on a crosscountry flight. Forced landing in a field.

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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