# NTSB IAD77FA004: Piper PA-32R, N5765R, Wilmington, NC, October 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1976
- Place: Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2686  76/10/11   WILMINGTON,NC       PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1435                    N5765R              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 1390 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            156 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               WILMINGTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL ROD BEARING END DISCONNECTED FROM FUEL INJECTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5765R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Hanover Co

## 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 19761011033279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761011033279A), Oct 11, 1976: Piper PA32R300, Wilmington, NC, Substantial damage. Throttle ctl rod bearing end disconnected from fuel injector.

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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