# Accident 19761010031889A: Piper J3C65, Newhall, CA, October 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1976
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Airport: Mystery Mesa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.3847° N, 118.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newhall, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3847&lon=-118.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38108, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38108) (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: 634 total, 161 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761010031889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENCOUNTRD DWNDRFT.ELECTED TO ABORT SO WHEELS WOULD NOT CATCH CHAIN LINK FENCE.

## 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 LAX77DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ03), Oct 10, 1976: Piper J-3 (N38108), Newhall, CA, 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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