# Accident 19761126037819A: Piper PA28140, Killeen, TX, November 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1976
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Killeen Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 31.1171° N, 97.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Killeen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1171&lon=-97.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1726T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1726T-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 15 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761126037819A

## Narrative

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

FLT INST CLRD STU PLT ON SOLO X CNTRY WITH KNOWN STRONG GUSTY WIND 30 KTS.PLT USED FULL FLAPS

## 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 FTW77DRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG13), Nov 26, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N1726T), Killeen, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1726T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730325007099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325007099A), Mar 25, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N1726T), Kileen, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft nose rotated excessively high for lift off. Tail hit gnd 3 times drg tkof run.

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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