# NTSB IAD76DLJ22: Piper PA-24, N7940P, Vanceboro, NC, April 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1976
- Place: Vanceboro, NC · VANCEBORO, NC
- Location: 35.3031° N, 77.1567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vanceboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3031&lon=-77.1567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3489  76/4/30    VANCEBORO,NC        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 1830                    N7940P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHARON,PA                   WILMINGTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- NAV RADIOS BECAME UNRELIABLE.LNDD ON DIRT ROAD,WING CAUGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7940P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7940P-1982-03-11), registration cancelled 1982-03-11, S/N 243176 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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 19760430032359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760430032359A), Apr 30, 1976: Piper PA24250, Vanceboro, NC, Substantial damage. Nav radios became unreliable. Lndd on dirt road,wing caught.

## Other investigations on N7940P (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 DEN67F0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0103), Sep 2, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7940P), Erie, CO, 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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