# Accident 19770604018179A: Piper J3C65, Manito, IL, June 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Manito, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.4201° N, 89.7806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manito, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4201&lon=-89.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70907, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70907-2014-11-13) (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: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEV26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604018179A

## 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 CHI77FEV26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV26), Jun 4, 1977: Piper J-3 (N70907), Manito, IL, substantial damage

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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