# Accident 19751222041919A: Piper J3L65, Santa Monica, CA, December 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1975
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30558, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30558) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-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 J3L65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751222041919A

## Narrative

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

LND ON GOLF COURSE. PLT STATED OIL PRESS LOW DRG RUNUP.

## 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 LAX76FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD06), Dec 22, 1975: Piper J-3 (N30558), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30558 (2)

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

- [Incident 20081025854629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025854629I), Oct 25, 2008: Piper J3L65 (N30558), Garberville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Saturday night at 1832 hours I touched down my 1940 Piper cub sport trainer J-3, serial number 4928, at the cub's home airport: Garberville (O16). One…
- [Incident 20080119000319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080119000319I), Jan 19, 2008: Piper J3L65 (N30558), Garberville, CA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft is certified as an experimental light sport aircraft (e-lsa). The engine was overhauled 02/22/1999 tach time 551.8. The engine failed in flight…

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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