# Accident 19760810023849A: Piper PA36285, North Platte, NE, August 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57779, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57779-1994-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,302 total, 214 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810023849A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE,POWER LOSS,ROLLED DOWN SMALL HILL.

## 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 MKC76FCJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ63), Aug 10, 1976: Piper PA-36 (N57779), North Platte, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57779 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810113001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810113001019A), Jan 13, 1981: Piper PA36300 (N57779), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Encountered fog in mountain area, low on fuel. Elected to land on dirt road. Struck rocks on road edge.

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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