# Accident 19761124036329A: Piper PA23250, Melbourne, AR, November 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1976
- Place: Melbourne, AR
- Airport: Melbourne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.0640° N, 91.8810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0640&lon=-91.8810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6316Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,470 total, 280 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761124036329A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOUCHED DWN ONE THIRD DOWN RWY.

## 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 FTW77DPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG09), Nov 24, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N6316Y), Melbourne, AR, 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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