# Accident 19760710021079A: Piper J3C65, Onida, SD, July 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1976
- Place: Onida, SD
- Airport: Onida
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.7005° N, 100.1014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONIDA MUNI (98D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7005&lon=-100.1014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3423N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3423N-1977-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 210 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FTK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710021079A

## Narrative

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

PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL ODOR ON PLT. PAX INDICATED PLT HAD A FEW OR COUPLE OF DRINKS PRIOR TO FLT.

## 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 MKC76FTK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK31), Jul 10, 1976: Piper J3C-65 (N3423N), Onida, SD, 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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