# Accident 19760406011512A: Piper J3L65, Forest Lake, MN, April 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1976
- Place: Forest Lake, MN
- Airport: Forest Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.2471° N, 92.9925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FOREST LAKE (25D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2471&lon=-92.9925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22996, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22996-1976-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,966 total, 12 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760406011512A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N66519, Boeing E75: [Accident 19760406011511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760406011511A)

## 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 MKC76AK052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK052), Apr 6, 1976: Piper J-3 (N22996), Forest Lake, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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