# Accident 19760903027579A: Piper PA25235, Delano, CA, September 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1976
- Place: Delano, CA
- Airport: Delano
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.7456° N, 119.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELANO MUNI (DLO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7456&lon=-119.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3269Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAF76DVA85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAF76DVA85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760903027579A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING ALFALFA AND MILOMAZE

## 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 GAF76DVA85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAF76DVA85), Sep 3, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N3269Z), Delano, CA, 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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