# Accident 19750517018229A: Piper J3C65, Vero Beach, FL, May 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1975
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23266, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23266) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 37 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLD72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517018229A

## Narrative

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

ENG LOST RPM,DID NOT IMPROVE WITH CARB HEAT.LNDD IN FLOODED AREA.

## 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 MIA75FLD72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD72), May 17, 1975: Piper J-3 (N23266), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23266 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860823086559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823086559A), Aug 23, 1986: Piper J3C65 (N23266), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. The engine failed on takeoff and the aircraft struck trees. The wrong type of carburetor was installed.

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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