# Accident 19751003032739A: Piper J3F50, Columbia, MO, October 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1975
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24735, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24735-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-50 (registry code 7100528, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003032739A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT,PILOT UNKN,INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.PLT ATMTG LNDG ON HIWAY BTWN TFC LANES.

## 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 MKC76FCG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG27), Oct 3, 1975: Piper J3F-50 (N24735), Columbia, MO, 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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