# Accident 19760829028139A: Piper PA28140, Mount Pleasant, PA, August 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1976
- Place: Mount Pleasant, PA
- Airport: Scottdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.1509° N, 79.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1509&lon=-79.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8266N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266N-2016-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 15 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829028139A

## Narrative

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

DURING DOWNWIND T/O PLT HEARD 2 LOUD NOISES THEN ENG QUIT. LNDD IN CORNFIELD.

## 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 NYC76FGM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM48), Aug 29, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8266N), Mount Pleasant, PA, 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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