# Accident 19770115000999A: Piper J3C65, Duanesburg, NY, January 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1977
- Place: Duanesburg, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.7634° N, 74.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duanesburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7634&lon=-74.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87955, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87955) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115000999A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSERVED CIRCLING OVER FARM HOUSE AT LOW ALTITUDE,COLLIDED WITH TREES.BOTH PLTS RATED IN A/C.

## 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 NYC77FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA028), Jan 15, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N87955), Duanesburg, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N87955 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120202021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120202021329I), Feb 2, 2012: Piper J3C-65 (N87955), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. On 02/02/2012 at approximately 1715Z N87955 a Piper J3C-65 departed runway 35 after landing. The aircraft struck a runway sign with the right main wheel which…
- [Accident 20050305002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050305002059A), Mar 5, 2005: Piper J3C65 (N87955), Lakewood, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) During an attempted landing on runway 03 at the N12 airport in andover, NJ, the front seat pilot [privacy data omitted] lost directional control of the…

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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