# Accident 19760818032459A: Piper PA28140, Pensacola, FL, August 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1976
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Coastal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.5319° N, 87.3853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coastal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5319&lon=-87.3853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15832, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15832) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 6 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818032459A

## Narrative

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

PLT USED INCOR FLAP SETTING FOR TAKEOFF FROM A RUNWAY WITH 6 INCH GRASS & EXCESS GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 MIA76FLA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA64), Aug 18, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N15832), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage

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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