# NTSB IAD76FIJ19: Piper PA-30, N7972Y, Daybrook, WV, September 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Daybrook, WV · DAYBROOK, WV
- Location: 39.6665° N, 80.2131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daybrook, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6665&lon=-80.2131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3211  76/9/13    DAYBROOK,WV         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 769
        TIME - 1645                    N7972Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHISLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYBROOK,WV                 PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG CKD A LITTLE ON THE LEAN SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7972Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7972Y-1997-03-28), registration cancelled 1997-03-28, S/N 301071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chisler

## 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 19760913031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913031459A), Sep 13, 1976: Piper PA30, Daybrook, WV, Substantial damage. Eng ckd a little on the lean side.

## Other investigations on N7972Y (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 ATL95FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA054), Feb 24, 1995: Piper PA-30B (N7972Y), Franklin, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. A FACTOR WAS SUNGLARE.

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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