# Accident 19760919028429A: Piper L4B, Salt Crk Falls, OR, September 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1976
- Place: Salt Crk Falls, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N8360H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8360H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3C (registry code 7100503, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 174 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYI24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919028429A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO NARROW BLIND CANYON.UNABLE TO TURN-AROUND.PLT REPORTED DOWNDRAFTS.

## 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 SEA76FYI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYI24), Sep 19, 1976: Piper J-3 (N8360H), Salt Crk Falls, OR, 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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