# Accident 19761231040899A: Piper PA28R200, Avon Lake, OH, December 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1976
- Place: Avon Lake, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.4945° N, 82.0161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Lake, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4945&lon=-82.0161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5320W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5320W-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 8 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231040899A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR ON L TANK,R TANK FULL.LNDD ON FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 CHI77FEI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI08), Dec 31, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N5320W), Avon Lake, OH, 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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