# Accident 19760823026369A: Piper PA25235, Vandalia, IL, August 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1976
- Place: Vandalia, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.9746° N, 89.1107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9746&lon=-89.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9836P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 42 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEV61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823026369A

## Narrative

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

PLT EXPD DIFFICULTY WITH DIRECTIONAL CTL DUE TO SLOPE OF RD.

## 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 CHI76FEV61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV61), Aug 23, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N9836P), Vandalia, IL, 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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