# Accident 19761112039959A: Piper PA22, Warren Center, PA, November 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1976
- Place: Warren Center, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.9379° N, 76.1808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren Center, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9379&lon=-76.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973A-1977-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112039959A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SNOW STORM AT NIGHT,AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLIGHT,PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED

## 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 NYC77FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA012), Nov 12, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N973A), Warren Center, 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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