# Accident 19771204038109A: Piper J3L65, Greeley, CO, December 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1977
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Weld County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32648, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32648-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 76 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771204038109A

## Narrative

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

DIRT AND DEBRIS FOUND IN GASCOLATOR.

## 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 DEN78FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE17), Dec 4, 1977: Piper J3 (N32648), Greeley, CO, destroyed

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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