# Accident 19760404010519A: Piper J3C65, Tonasket, WA, April 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Tonasket, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 48.7076° N, 119.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonasket, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7076&lon=-119.4423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70957, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70957) (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: 70 total, 45 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404010519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA76DYG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG39), Apr 4, 1976: Piper J3C (N70957), Tonasket, WA, 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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