# Accident 19770726021079A: Piper J3C65, Trenton, MO, July 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1977
- Place: Trenton, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.0813° N, 93.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0813&lon=-93.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88570 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,275 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726021079A

## Narrative

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

FIRE DAMAGE PRECLUDED OBTAINING EVIDENCE INVOLVING ENGINE FAILURE

## 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 MKC77FCG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG41), Jul 26, 1977: Piper J-3 (N88570), Trenton, MO, 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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