# Accident 19740526016089A: Piper J3C65, Alva, OK, May 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: Alva, OK
- Airport: Alva
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 36.7736° N, 98.6712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALVA RGNL (AVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7736&lon=-98.6712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33201, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPJ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526016089A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW74DPJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPJ33), May 26, 1974: Piper J-3 (N33201), Alva, OK, 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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