# Accident 19761017033362A: Piper J3C65, Carthage, MO, October 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1976
- Place: Carthage, MO
- Airport: Carthage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 37.1473° N, 94.3234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1473&lon=-94.3234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77508, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,871 total, 324 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG04-201696) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017033362A

## Narrative

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

DUAL AIRCRAFT N77508 STARTED TAKEOFF AND STRUCK N1108B WHICH WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1108B, Luscom 8A: [Accident 19761017033361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017033361A)

## 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 MKC77DCG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG04-201696), Oct 17, 1976: Piper J-3 (N77508), Carthage, MO, 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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