# Accident 19740113000239A: Piper J3C65, Spalding, NE, January 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1974
- Place: Spalding, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.6893° N, 98.3626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spalding, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-98.3626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3523K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3523K) (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: 910 total, 910 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740113000239A

## Narrative

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

ACFT REFUELED FROM BARREL KEPT ON FARM.PLT RPTD TEASPOON WATER FOUND IN CARB BOWL.

## 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 MKC74DCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ24), Jan 13, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N3523K), Spalding, NE, 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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