# Accident 19761123037779A: Piper PA28235, Keens, IL, November 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1976
- Place: Keens, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N8971W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971W-1977-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 72 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761123037779A

## Narrative

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

1056 FT STRIP WITH CORN & WHEAT STUBBLE APRX 4 IN HI.TKOF DIST HARD SURFACE,50 FT OBST,1125FT RQRD

## 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 CHI77DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV04), Nov 23, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8971W), Keens, IL, 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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