# Accident 19760110000439A: Piper J3C65, Elizabethton, TN, January 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Elizabethton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.3712° N, 82.1733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Elizabethton Municipal Airport (0A9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3712&lon=-82.1733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6771H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6771H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 28 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000439A

## Narrative

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

OVR ARPT WHEN ENG FAILED.UNDERSHOT APCH TO RWY.

## 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 IAD76FKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW19), Jan 10, 1976: Piper J-3 (N6771H), Elizabethton, TN, 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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