# Accident 19761009039899A: Piper PA34200, Busick, NC, October 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Busick, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.7698° N, 82.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Busick, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7698&lon=-82.1829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15025, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15025-1977-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 370 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009039899A

## Narrative

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

PIREPS OF MDT-SVR TURBC OVR MTNS GIVEN TO PLT DRG WX BRFG.HIT MTN 5500FT MSL.

## 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 IAD77FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA005), Oct 9, 1976: Piper PA-34 (N15025), Busick, NC, 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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