# Accident 19760926031579A: Piper PA32300, Indiana, PA, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Airport: Indiana Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.6220° N, 79.1553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiana, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6220&lon=-79.1553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43216-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 452 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926031579A

## Narrative

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

LOCALIZER ONLY APPROACH,LANDED LONG,HYDROPLANED OFF END OF RUNWAY,LANDING GEAR TORN OFF.

## 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 NYC76FGM53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM53), Sep 26, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N43216), Indiana, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43216 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770315010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315010179A), Mar 15, 1977: Piper PA32300 (N43216), Charleston, SC, Destroyed. Wnd gusting 18K

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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