# Incident 19780219007639I: Piper J3, Torrance, CA, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978, 12:10 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67631, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67631) (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 J3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219007639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCH DOWN IN A MODERATE CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N67631 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900922041679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041679A), Sep 22, 1990: Piper J3C65 (N67631), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Too much crosswind for landing. Weather vaned tried to around and flew into a hangar through open doors.

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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