# Accident 19761023031379A: Piper PA32300, Santa Clara, October 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N9AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9AZ-1990-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX770A001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX770A001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023031379A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX770A001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX770A001), Oct 23, 1976: Piper PA-34 (N9AZ), Santa Clara, Mexico, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9AZ (2)

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

- [Accident 19851002052359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851002052359A), Oct 2, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N9AZ), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing in flood control basin after engine quit. Both auxiliary fuel tanks empty. No mechanical defect found.
- [Accident 19750324006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324006209A), Mar 24, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N9AZ), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Lndd on narrow dirt rd with soft shoulder

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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