# NTSB NYC76AN092: Piper PA-24, N6904P, Orrington, ME, April 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1976
- Place: Orrington, ME · ORRINGTON, ME
- Location: 44.7312° N, 68.8264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orrington, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7312&lon=-68.8264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0638  76/4/17    ORRINGTON,ME        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 540
        TIME - 0821                    N6904P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANGOR,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 197 MG PCT.ACFT RPTD MAKING LOW PASSES OVR HOUSES BFR COLLIDING WITH TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6904P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6904P-1976-05-31), registration cancelled 1976-05-31, S/N 24-2038 (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 19760417008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417008629A), Apr 17, 1976: Piper PA24250, Orrington, ME, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 197 mg pct. Acft rptd making low passes ovr houses bfr colliding with tree.

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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