# Accident 19761007031769A: Piper PA28R180, Wayne, NE, October 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1976
- Place: Wayne, NE
- Airport: Wayne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Location: 42.2372° N, 97.0087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2372&lon=-97.0087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4969J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4969J-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761007031769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT INADVERTENTLY TURNED FUEL SELECTOR OFF DURING SIMULATED POWER LOSS.LNDD UPSLOPE BFR RWY.

## 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 MKC77DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ02), Oct 7, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N4969J), Wayne, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4969J (1)

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

- [Accident 20130812014539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812014539A), Aug 12, 2013: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4969J), Fredericksburg, VA, Substantial damage. The airman departed the tampa Florida area with a passenger and flew to savanna, Georgia and dropped off the passenger. Without refueling, the pilot departed…

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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