# Accident 19770416007359A: Piper J3C65, Graysville, AL, April 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1977
- Place: Graysville, AL
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.6338° N, 86.9424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graysville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6338&lon=-86.9424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30451, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416007359A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FKJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ30), Apr 16, 1977: Piper J3 (N30451), Graysville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30451 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080705843469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080705843469A), Jul 5, 2008: Piper J3C65 (N30451), Chicago/Lake I, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot made a wheel landing on runway 8. The crossed the threshold at 50-60 mph. After 2 seconds the pilot allowed the tailwheel to settle to the runway.…

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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