# Accident 19761231040929A: Piper PA28140, Winnemucca, NV, December 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1976
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.8966° N, 117.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINNEMUCCA MUNI (WMC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8966&lon=-117.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4388X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388X-2014-10-09) (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: 30 total, 8 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DXQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231040929A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77DXQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ04), Dec 31, 1976: Piper PA28 (N4388X), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4388X (2)

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

- [Accident 19861229085979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861229085979A), Dec 29, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N4388X), Rawlins, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft failed to climb after takeoff and struck a gravel pile. The pilot failed to remove frost from aircraft
- [Accident 19770320005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320005749A), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N4388X), Emmett, ID, 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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