# Accident 19760904030799A: Piagio P136L2, Canandaigua, NY, September 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: Canandaigua, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.8890° N, 77.2803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canandaigua, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8890&lon=-77.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIAGIO P136L2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 120 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904030799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SEAT 0905/C FAILED DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF ACFT.

## 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 NYC76FFJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ31), Sep 4, 1976: Piaggo 136-L2 (N1SH), Canandaigua, NY, 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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