# Accident 19761210040029A: Piper PA24400, Smithfield, PA, December 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1976
- Place: Smithfield, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.8022° N, 79.8087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8022&lon=-79.8087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7AG-1977-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 99 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761210040029A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL IN EITHER TANK.ACFT ROLLED DWN AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC77FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM04), Dec 10, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N7AG), Smithfield, PA, 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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