# Accident 19761018041779A: Piper PA28180, Elizabethville, PA, October 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1976
- Place: Elizabethville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.5472° N, 76.8160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5472&lon=-76.8160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55989, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55989-1977-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761018041779A

## Narrative

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

DURING NIGHT FLT OVER MTN IN MARGINAL WX CONTD PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SAFE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

## 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 NYC77FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA004), Oct 18, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N55989), Elizabethville, PA, substantial damage, 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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