# Accident 19761017035189A: Piper PA32260, Eads, CO, October 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1976
- Place: Eads, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.4816° N, 102.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eads, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4816&lon=-102.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4842S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4842S-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 12 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE04-201364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017035189A

## Narrative

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

TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA.

## 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 DEN76FTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE04-201364), Oct 17, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N4842S), Eads, CO, substantial damage

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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