# Accident 19761015036139A: Piper PA28R200, Shultzville, PA, October 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1976
- Place: Shultzville, PA
- Airport: Scranton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.4802° N, 75.7720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scranton Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4802&lon=-75.7720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43731, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 83 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015036139A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED TO AVOID DEER ON RUNWAY.SIDE LOADS ON LANDING GEAR CAUSED GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 NYC77DHA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA08), Oct 15, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N43731), Shultzville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43731 (1)

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

- [Accident 19771109036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771109036749A), Nov 9, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N43731), Binghampton, NY, Substantial damage. Nr 2 piston rod cap separated indicating failure of rod bolts.

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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