# Accident 19760913031459A: Piper PA30, Daybrook, WV, September 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Daybrook, WV
- Airport: Chisler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.6665° N, 80.2131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daybrook, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6665&lon=-80.2131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7972Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7972Y-1997-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 73 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913031459A

## Narrative

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

ENG CKD A LITTLE ON THE LEAN SIDE.

## 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 IAD76FIJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ19), Sep 13, 1976: Piper PA-30 (N7972Y), Daybrook, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7972Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19950224002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224002499A), Feb 24, 1995: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Franklin, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Active runway 07. Tried land on 25 too high and fast. Began go around into blinding sun. Stalled climbing turnout.
- [Incident 19840812045409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812045409I), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Belle Vernon, PA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Found the transmission assembly screw inoperative. Actuator sheared internally.

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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