# Accident 19741109038589A: Piper J3C65, Pickett, WI, November 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1974
- Place: Pickett, WI
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 43.9114° N, 88.7298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pickett, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9114&lon=-88.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26046) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 13 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741109038589A

## Narrative

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

SMALL CHILD PLAYING IN AREA.P LOT TALKING TO CHILDS BROTHER.

## 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 CHI75AC040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC040), Nov 9, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N26046), Pickett, WI, no damage

## Other reports on N26046 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960323004871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323004871A), Mar 23, 1996: Piper J3C65 (N26046), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Turning on ramp to allow inbound aircraft to enter ramp. Struck aircraft that was holding on same for traffic.

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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