# Accident 19741222041359A: Piper J3C65, Esmond, ND, December 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1974
- Place: Esmond, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.0331° N, 99.7648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Esmond, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0331&lon=-99.7648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98755-2018-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 83 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75D1G16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75D1G16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741222041359A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD TKOF FM SNOW CVD FARM FLD-HIT FENCE.

## 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 MKC75D1G16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75D1G16), Dec 22, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N98755), Esmond, ND, 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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