# Accident 19761017041279A: Piper PA28140, Frenchville, PA, October 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1976
- Place: Frenchville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.1017° N, 78.2252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frenchville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-78.2252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4189J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4189J-1977-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 47 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017041279A

## Narrative

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

SP NOT ENDORSED FOR NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLT.

## 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 NYC77FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA005), Oct 17, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N4189J), Frenchville, PA, destroyed, 1 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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