# Accident 19760905028239A: Piper J3C65, Atlanta, GA, September 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70546, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 45 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKH05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKH05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905028239A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON EXPRESSWAY MEDIAN,STRUCK GUARD RAIL.

## 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 MIA76FKH05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKH05), Sep 5, 1976: Piper J3C-65 (N70546), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70546 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000514011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000514011209A), May 14, 2000: Piper J3C65 (N70546), Baco Raton, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Preliminary statement attached (.4)on may 14, 2000, about 1545 eastern daylight time, a Piper J-3, N70546, registered to and operated by a private owner…

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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