# Accident 19750816023229A: Piper J3C65, Sedalia, MO, August 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1975
- Place: Sedalia, MO
- Airport: Hoppes Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.7052° N, 93.2358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7052&lon=-93.2358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33116, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33116) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 69 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750816023229A

## Narrative

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

UNDETECTED COW RAN INTO PATH OF DEPT ACFT.PLT ATMPTD HI ANGLE TKOF TO MISS COW.

## 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 MKC76DCG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG16), Aug 16, 1975: Piper J-3 (N33116), Sedalia, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33116 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070515008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070515008719A), May 15, 2007: Piper J3C65 (N33116), Byron, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) With a quartering left tailwind pilot initiated a soft field takeoff. As aircraft accelerated it drifted off to the right of the runway and struck a…

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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