# Accident 19760915036059A: Piper PA32R300, North Fork, CA, September 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1976
- Place: North Fork, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.2297° N, 119.5096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Fork, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2297&lon=-119.5096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6265J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6265J-1977-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76AP069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760915036059A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK76AP069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP069), Sep 15, 1976: Piper PA-32R (N6265J), North Fork, CA, 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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