# Accident 19780610014569A: Piper J3C65, Moses Lake, WA, June 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1978
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98735, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98735) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 12 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610014569A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.

## 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 SEA78FYP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP32), Jun 10, 1978: Piper J3C-65 (N98735), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98735 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760710020299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710020299A), Jul 10, 1976: Piper J3C65 (N98735), Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Plt in rear cockpit. Seatbelt secured arnd front seat ctl stick.

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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