# Accident 19760821032759A: Piper PA28180, Frakes, KY, August 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Frakes, KY
- Airport: Brays
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.6429° N, 83.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frakes, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6429&lon=-83.9277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7709W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7709W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 42 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DLQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821032759A

## 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 IAD76DLQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ31), Aug 21, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N7709W), Frakes, KY, 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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