# Accident 19751206037669A: Piper J3, Cambridge, NY, December 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1975
- Place: Cambridge, NY
- Airport: Open Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.0280° N, 73.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0280&lon=-73.3813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98572, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98572) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 16 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DFA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751206037669A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76DFA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA20), Dec 6, 1975: Piper J-3 (N98572), Cambridge, NY, 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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