# Accident 19750606013809A: Piper J3C65, Scenic, SD, June 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1975
- Place: Scenic, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.7797° N, 102.5549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scenic, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7797&lon=-102.5549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3400N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3400N-2012-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DTK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606013809A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 12K.ACFT SWERVED INTO ADJ DITCH.

## 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 MKC75DTK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK20), Jun 6, 1975: Piper J3C-65 (N3400N), Scenic, SD, 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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