# Accident 19761024034119A: Piper PA32300, Dell Rapids, SD, October 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1976
- Place: Dell Rapids, SD
- Airport: Dell Rapids
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 43.8248° N, 96.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell Rapids, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8248&lon=-96.7146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16415, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16415) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 510 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761024034119A

## Narrative

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

STARTER INOP-AIRCRAFT GOT AWAY FROM PILOT DURING HAND START & ROLLED INTO FARM EQUIPMENT.

## 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 MKC77FTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK02), Oct 24, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N16415), Dell Rapids, SD, 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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