# Accident 19780702022389A: Piper J3C65, West Carthage, NY, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: West Carthage, NY
- Airport: Van Brocklin Road
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.9736° N, 75.6216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Carthage, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9736&lon=-75.6216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92629, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92629) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 658 total, 91 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702022389A

## Narrative

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

DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 NYC78DFA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA26), Jul 2, 1978: Piper J-3 (N92629), West Carthage, NY, 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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