# Accident 19770703017929A: Piper J3C65, Homer, AK, July 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71081, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71081) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG89) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703017929A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD TKOF FM 18DEG SLOPING BCH.

## 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 ANC77DAG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG89), Jul 3, 1977: Piper J-3 (N71081), Homer, AK, 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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