# Accident 19750925036379A: Piper L4B, Rolette, ND, September 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1975
- Place: Rolette, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 48.6609° N, 99.8417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolette, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6609&lon=-99.8417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3393N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3393N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750925036379A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE WAS FLYING INTO STRONG DN FLOW OF AIR.

## 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 MKC76DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTG08), Sep 25, 1975: Piper J-3 (N3393N), Rolette, ND, 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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