# Accident 19770703018539A: Piper J3C65, Woolwine, VA, July 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Woolwine, VA
- Airport: Bush
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.8426° N, 80.2384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUSH (6VA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8426&lon=-80.2384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7157H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7157H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DID23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703018539A

## 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 IAD77DID23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID23), Jul 3, 1977: Piper J3C-65 (N7157H), Woolwine, VA, 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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