# Accident 19751215038979A: Piper J3C65, Saratoga, CA, December 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1975
- Place: Saratoga, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.2683° N, 122.0262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saratoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2683&lon=-122.0262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3614K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3614K) (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: 153 total, 19 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751215038979A

## Narrative

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

MANEUVERS AROUND THE CREST OF A RIDGE.

## 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 OAK76FVM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM19), Dec 15, 1975: Piper J-3 (N3614K), Saratoga, CA, 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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