# Accident 19780702016889A: Piper J3C65, Newberry, SC, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Newberry, SC
- Airport: Newberry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 34.3093° N, 81.6407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWBERRY COUNTY (EOE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3093&lon=-81.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2152M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2152M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,558 total, 2,556 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702016889A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON GRASS ADJ TO RWY,NOT DESIGNATED AS LDG AREA.PLT STATED AVNG ANIMAL.HIT VASI LIGHT.

## 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 MIA78DLG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG26), Jul 2, 1978: Piper J-3 (N2152M), Newberry, SC, 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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