# Accident 19731121039189A: Piper J3C65, Culbertson, MT, November 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1973
- Place: Culbertson, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 48.1451° N, 104.5163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culbertson, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1451&lon=-104.5163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70234, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731121039189A

## Narrative

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

SPOTTING COYOTES.

## 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 SEA74DTA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTA14), Nov 21, 1973: Piper J-3 (N70234), Culbertson, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70234 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950402006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402006299A), Apr 2, 1995: Piper J3C65 (N70234), Bayport, NY, Destroyed. Engine coughed on climbout and failed. Hit hanger fuel truck trying to return. Fuel selector off. Engine anomalies.

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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