# NTSB FTW76FRD66: Piper PA-25, N8791L, Port Barre, LA, September 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1976
- Place: Port Barre, LA · PORT BARRE, LA
- Location: 30.5555° N, 91.9560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Barre, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5555&lon=-91.9560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2573   76/9/6    PORT BARRE,LA       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 9346
        TIME - 1630                    N8791L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1499 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT BARRE,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8791L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8791L), registered now, S/N 25-5278, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760906030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906030129A), Sep 6, 1976: Piper PA25235, Port Barre, LA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8791L (2)

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 FTW76FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD14), Oct 22, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8791L), Opelousas, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74DRJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ37), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8791L), Collinston, LA, substantial damage

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.

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