# Accident 19730429008069A: Piper J3C65, Blairs, VA, April 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Blairs, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.7003° N, 79.3790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairs, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7003&lon=-79.3790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70449, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 122 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD733ID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD733ID20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429008069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LNDD IN CLOVER FLD.PLT MISJUDGED HEIGHT OF CLOVER,WRAPPED AROUND WHEELS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD733ID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD733ID20), Apr 29, 1973: Piper J3C-65 (N70449), Blairs, VA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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