# Accident 19760913026479A: Piper J3C65S, Fairbanks, AK, September 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fouts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30766, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65S (registry code 7100526, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 34 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76FAA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAA58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913026479A

## Narrative

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

PLT DID NOT SEE 12INCH HIGH PILE OF SAND ON RWY.

## 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 ANC76FAA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAA58), Sep 13, 1976: Piper J3C-65 (N30766), Fairbanks, AK, 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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