# Accident 19761120035569A: Piper PA24260, Chatham, MA, November 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9258P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total, 61 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120035569A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO A GULLY.WIND GUSTING 30K.

## 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 NYC76DNA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA04), Nov 20, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N9258P), Chatham, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9258P (3)

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

- [Incident 20210519008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210519008519I), May 19, 2021: Piper PA-24-260 (N9258P), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. After landing on 28L pilot stated he accidently moved the gear handle instead of the flaps. No injuries. Aircraft has prop strike damage and belly skin damage.
- [Incident 19800328033109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328033109I), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N9258P), Tucumcari, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft being ferried after gear up landing. Gear collapsed first landing.
- [Accident 19791012036329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012036329A), Oct 12, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N9258P), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before landing.

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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