# Accident 19750517015219A: Piper J3L65, Marlboro, NY, May 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1975
- Place: Marlboro, NY
- Airport: Malboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.6038° N, 73.9772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6038&lon=-73.9772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38262, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38262) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 66 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517015219A

## Narrative

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

PLT DRAINED APRX 2 GAL FUEL,THEN ADDED FRESH FUEL PRIOR TO TKOF.

## 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 NYC75FFA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA37), May 17, 1975: Piper J3C-65 (N38262), Marlboro, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38262 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130905018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905018599A), Sep 5, 2013: Piper J3L-65 (N38262), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft was missing for two days and was located north of Nondalton, Alaska on September 7, 2013. The aircraft was upside down with no occupants.…

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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