# Accident 19740416011639A: Piper J3C65, Cornelius, OR, April 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1974
- Place: Cornelius, OR
- Airport: Skyport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.5826° N, 123.0529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYPORT (4S4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5826&lon=-123.0529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92304-2008-10-20) (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: 337 total, 212 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYC44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740416011639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOO LOW TO EFFECT RECOVERY FROM SPIN.PRACTICING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS INCLUDING SPINS.

## 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 SEA74FYC44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC44), Apr 16, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N92304), Cornelius, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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