# Accident 19750803022409A: Piper J3C65, S Deerfield, MA, August 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: S Deerfield, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 42.4814° N, 72.5898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Deerfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4814&lon=-72.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7279H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7279H) (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: 175 total, 3 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803022409A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE LNDG IN A MEADOW PLT ABORTED TKOF WHEN HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLR TREES.

## 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 NYC76FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE03), Aug 3, 1975: Piper J-3 (N7279H), S Deerfield, MA, 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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