# Accident 19740203002049A: Piper J3C65, Waynesburg, PA, February 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Airport: Greene Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.9011° N, 80.1307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENE COUNTY (WAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9011&lon=-80.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88361, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88361) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203002049A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY LOST FLYING SPEED AND CRASHED ON SOUTHBOUND LANE.

## 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 NYC74FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM16), Feb 3, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N88361), Waynesburg, PA, 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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