# Accident 19761218038699A: Piper J3C65, Marlboro, NY, December 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Marlboro, NY
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.6038° N, 73.9772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6038&lon=-73.9772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24565-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,235 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218038699A

## Narrative

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

WATER,DIRT AND RUST FOUND IN FUEL SYS.6 GAL AVIATION FUEL 5 GAL AUTO FUEL,MIXED.ICE NEAR FUEL DRIP

## 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 NYC77FFA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA11), Dec 18, 1976: Piper J-3 (N24565), Marlboro, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24565 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970804020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970804020779A), Aug 4, 1997: Piper J3C65 (N24565), Danbury, CT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft engine began to sputter on climb out, turned left and nosedived into a grassy field. Burst into fames. (.4) the pilot had flown the airplane on…

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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