# Accident 19760821027159A: Piper PA28140, Orange, TX, August 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Orange, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 30.1235° N, 93.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1235&lon=-93.7545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4958T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 44 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821027159A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW76FRA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA56), Aug 21, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N4958T), Orange, TX, 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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