# Accident 19770614017549A: Piper J3C65, Bartow, FL, June 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1977
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Airport: Emergency Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 27.8964° N, 81.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8964&lon=-81.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98606, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,501 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770614017549A

## Narrative

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

TKOF AFTER PREV FORCED LDG

## 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 MIA77DLD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD66), Jun 14, 1977: Piper J3 (N98606), Bartow, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98606 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840504016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504016049A), May 4, 1984: Piper J3 (N98606), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff in adverse winds that exceeded crosswind limitations of aircraft.

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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