# NTSB IAD76FLJ23: Piper PA-32, N75051, Goldsboro, NC, May 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1976
- Place: Goldsboro, NC · GOLDSBORO, NC
- Location: 35.3782° N, 77.9719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3782&lon=-77.9719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1672  76/5/26    GOLDSBORO,NC        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1643
        TIME - 0846                    N75051              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEYMOUR JOHNSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT LAUDERDALE,FA          WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH RAISED JET BARRIER. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, AIR BORNE MFG P/N 1H65-2, S/N 8A.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75051](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75051-1976-11-03), registration cancelled 1976-11-03, S/N 32-7640089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seymour Johnson

## 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 19760526016229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760526016229A), May 26, 1976: Piper PA32RT300, Goldsboro, NC, Substantial damage. Collided with raised jet barrier. Fuel selector valve, air borne mfg p/n 1H65-2, s/n 8A.

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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