# Accident 19730526013229A: Piper J3C65, Augusta, ME, May 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42571, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42571-2025-05-03) (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: 1,559 total, 0 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNC73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526013229A

## Narrative

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

UNLICENSED AIRCRAFT,FERRY PERMIT NOT OBTAINED.DRG ROLL WHEEL CAME OFF,LOST RETAIN NUT.

## 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 NYC73FNC73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC73), May 26, 1973: Piper J3-65 (N42571), Augusta, ME, 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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