# Accident 19760826028059A: Piper PA25235, Albany, GA, August 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1976
- Place: Albany, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9706P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9706P-1983-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760826028059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING SPRAYING WITH WATER AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND.ENG COWL FASTENERS UNFASTENED.

## 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 MIA76FKG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG99), Aug 26, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N9706P), Albany, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9706P (1)

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

- [Accident 19800603017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603017059A), Jun 3, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N9706P), Englevale, ND, Destroyed. Ag plane observed in vertical pullup from a spray run. Wing hit trees before vertical impact. Gusty surface winds.

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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