# Accident 19770514021819A: Piper J3C65, Yacolt, WA, May 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1977
- Place: Yacolt, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.8652° N, 122.4063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yacolt, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8652&lon=-122.4063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42448) (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: 49 total, 48 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514021819A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RESTORE FULL PWR WITH CARB HEAT.CRASHLANDED IN TREES.GUSTS TO 25KTS.

## 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 SEA77DYM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM31), May 14, 1977: Piper J-3 (N42448), Yacolt, WA, destroyed

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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