# Accident 19770416025969A: Piper J3C65, Moore Haven, FL, April 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1977
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 26.8338° N, 81.0985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moore Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8338&lon=-81.0985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42684, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42684) (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: 404 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKT63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416025969A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 20K.

## 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 MIA77FKT63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT63), Apr 16, 1977: Piper J-3 (N42684), Moore Haven, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42684 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880701026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701026169A), Jul 1, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N42684), Bedford, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Crash landed in a rough field. Magneto crankshaft drive gear bolts failed. Had been loose some time.

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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