# Accident 19731014033869A: Piper J3C65, Stead, NM, October 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Stead, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Aircraft: N88240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88240-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 400 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014033869A

## Narrative

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

LOW PASS TO READ SIGN POST,THEN LOOKED AT ROAD MAP.ACFT HIT FENCE.

## 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 DEN74DQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA20), Oct 14, 1973: Piper J-3 (N88240), Stead, NM, 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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