# Accident 19770320006259A: Piper J3C65, Okeechobee, FL, March 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1977
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 27.2416° N, 80.8293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okeechobee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2416&lon=-80.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92025, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92025-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,590 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320006259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCENDED TOO LOW DURING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LDG AND COULD NOT CLIMB OVER TREES

## 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 MIA77DLD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD37), Mar 20, 1977: Piper J-3 (N92025), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N92025 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800101013459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800101013459I), Jan 1, 1980: Piper L4 (N92025), Mooresville, NC, Minor damage. Engine failed on downwind leg. Then ran intermittently. Aircraft landed access area. Propeller & carburetor damaged

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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