# Accident 19760101000579A: Piper J3C65, Medford, OR, January 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1976
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jacksn Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6584H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6584H) (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: 220 total, 110 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760101000579A

## Narrative

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

ENG FAIL AFTER TKOF FM RWY 32.ATMTD TO TURN BACK & LND ON 14.T/D SHORT OF THRESHOLD.

## 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 SEA76DYI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI13), Jan 1, 1976: Piper J-3 (N6584H), Medford, OR, 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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