# Accident 19750511010259A: Piper J3C65, Clarinda, IA, May 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Clarinda, IA
- Airport: Schenck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7222° N, 95.0266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCHENCK FLD (ICL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7222&lon=-95.0266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42670, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42670) (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: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511010259A

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LNDG NECESSITATED BY SUSTAINED POWER LOSS.

## 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 MKC75FCD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD44), May 11, 1975: Piper J3C-65 (N42670), Clarinda, IA, 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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