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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Otter, MT · April 23, 1977

Date
April 23, 1977
Place
Otter, MT
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70209
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA77FTA16
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total50 in this make and model17 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.

Stalled in downwind turn. Intended ldg on farm strip.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED IN DOWNWIND TURN.INTENDED LDG ON FARM STRIP.

NTSB investigation

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