# Accident 19740717020079A: Piper J3L65, Landrum, SC, July 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1974
- Place: Landrum, SC
- Airport: Fairview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.1573° N, 82.1238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRVIEW (33A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1573&lon=-82.1238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32966, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32966) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 35 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG05-173357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740717020079A

## Narrative

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

WOOD ROT IN PROP.LNDD IN PEACH ORCHARD.

## 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 MIA74FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG05-173357), Jul 17, 1974: Piper J3L (N32966), Landrum, SC, 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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