19770130002109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Steuben, MI · January 30, 1977

Date
January 30, 1977
Place
Steuben, MI
Airport
Steuben
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98761
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI77FEM14
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
276 total40 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Abandoned arpt. Aprx 3-1/2FT powdery snow on rwy.

As the FAA filed it

ABANDONED ARPT.APRX 3-1/2FT POWDERY SNOW ON RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.