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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Tonasket, WA · April 4, 1976

Date
April 4, 1976
Place
Tonasket, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70957
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA76DYG39
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total45 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost pwr in descent. Forced ldg in snow,nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PWR IN DESCENT.FORCED LDG IN SNOW,NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.