# Accident 19780702016379A: Piper J3C65, Matagorda Pen, TX, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Matagorda Pen, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N98155, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98155-2013-05-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 122 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702016379A

## 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 FTW78DRA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA31), Jul 2, 1978: Piper J3C-65 (N98155), Matagorda Pen, TX, 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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