# NTSB IAD76FKM29: Siai-Marche S20522, N996WA, Greensboro, NC, February 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0705  76/2/29    GREENSBORO,NC       SIAI-MARCHE S20522  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 675
        TIME - 1520                    N996WA              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENSBORO,NC               RETURN                       ASHEBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 PISTON BADLY MUTILATED.CONROD BENT,AND PART OF PISTON PIN MISSING.HIT ROAD EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N996WA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996WA-1981-10-20), registration cancelled 1981-10-20, S/N 396 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHE S20522
- Registry model: [Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (registry code 8120412) (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 19760229004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229004429A), Feb 29, 1976: Mrchti S20522R, Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Nr 4 piston badly mutilated. Conrod bent,and part of piston pin missing. Hit road embankment.

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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