# Accident 19761204041811A: Piper PA31350, Grand View, NY, December 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Grand View, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N59825, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59825-1977-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204041811A

## Narrative

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

FRESH SCUFF MARKS ON LEADING EDGE OF DE-ICING BOOT OF VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N75604, Cessna 172D: [Accident 19761204041812A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204041812A)

## 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 NYC77FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA018), Dec 4, 1976: Piper PA-31 (N59825), Grand View, NY, destroyed, 5 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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