# Accident 19750706021199A: Piper J3C65, Colusa, CA, July 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1975
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98659, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98659) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,070 total, 220 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750706021199A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR LOST DOG.

## 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 OAK75DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG05), Jul 6, 1975: Piper J-3 (N98659), Colusa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98659 (1)

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

- [Accident 20040919022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919022649A), Sep 19, 2004: Piper J3C65 (N98659), Louise, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) While turning base to land at (T26) Louise, TX pilot was going to pull carburetor heat, but pulled fuel valve on/off control. Undershot runway. Pilot…

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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