# Accident 19730721028059A: Piper J3C65, Pensacola, FL, July 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Ferguson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1971M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1971M) (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: 82 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721028059A

## Narrative

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

VEERED L,WING HIT PINE TREES.

## 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 MIA74DLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA02), Jul 21, 1973: Piper J-3 (N1971M), Pensacola, FL, 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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