# Accident 19760814029679A: Piper PA24260, Bowling Green, OH, August 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Airport: Wood County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.3910° N, 83.6301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOOD COUNTY RGNL (1G0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3910&lon=-83.6301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8995P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8995P-1991-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 942 total, 466 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEI45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814029679A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76FEI45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI45), Aug 14, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N8995P), Bowling Green, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8995P (2)

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

- [Incident 19840429027489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429027489I), Apr 29, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N8995P), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. Unable to extend the gear. Landed gear up. Conduit for retraction cable blocked the gear. Ball joint not crimped.
- [Incident 19780329010669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329010669I), Mar 29, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N8995P), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed after touchdown. Pilot said he had a gear safe indication.

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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