# Accident 19761101034749A: Piper L4B, Venice, FL, November 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1976
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 27.0713° N, 82.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0713&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87939, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87939) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3C (registry code 7100503, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,351 total, 805 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761101034749A

## Narrative

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

FUEL HEADER TANK INSTALLED BELOW LEVEL OF CARBURETOR CAUSING FUEL STARVATION IN GLIDE ATTITUDE.

## 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 MIA77DLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD12), Nov 1, 1976: Piper J-3 (N87939), Venice, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87939 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840408039539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408039539I), Apr 8, 1984: Piper J3C* (N87939), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Collided with parked aircraft while trying to turn aircraft at the gas pump. Pilots foot slipped off the brake.
- [Incident 19811228087289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811228087289I), Dec 28, 1981: Piper J3C* (N87939), Bradenton, FL, Minor damage. Za lost power, dropped banner, hit fence landing. Internal explosion made hole in muffler. Exhaust burned harness.

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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