# Accident 19761027039309A: Piper PA32R300, Matheson, CO, October 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1976
- Place: Matheson, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.1683° N, 103.9770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matheson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-103.9770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9705K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9705K-1977-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761027039309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.PILOT BRIEFED ROUTE NOT VFR.

## 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 DEN77FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA004), Oct 27, 1976: Piper PA-32R (N9705K), Matheson, CO, 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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