# Accident 19730930032039A: Piper J3C65, Burnet, TX, September 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 30.7507° N, 98.2383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnet, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7507&lon=-98.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42736, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42736) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 6 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930032039A

## Narrative

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

PLT DID NOT CLR ENG DURNG PROLONGD GLIDE.

## 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 FTW74FRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG21), Sep 30, 1973: Piper J3C-65 (N42736), Burnet, TX, 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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