# Accident 19740206002119A: Piper J3C65, Windsor, MA, February 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1974
- Place: Windsor, MA
- Airport: Windsor Hilltop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5118° N, 73.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5118&lon=-73.0579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87926, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87926) (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: 1,480 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740206002119A

## Narrative

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

GASCOLATOR HAD ICE BLOCKING OFF FLOW OF FUEL TO CARB.CONDENSATION IN FUEL TANK.

## 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 NYC74FNE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE15), Feb 6, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N87926), Windsor, MA, 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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