# Accident 19760827028559A: Piper PA22, American Falls, ID, August 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1976
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Airport: American Falls
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.7973° N, 112.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at American Falls Airport (U01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7973&lon=-112.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1401C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1401C-1977-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYA46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760827028559A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN FLD FOR UNKN REASON.TKOF TO NORTH FM GRAVEL RD.HIT PWR LINES ON BOTH SIDES.DA ABT 5300FT.

## 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 SEA76FYA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYA46), Aug 27, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N1401C), American Falls, ID, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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