# Accident 19780715017449A: Piper J3C65, Ganado, AZ, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Ganado, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.6975° N, 109.5507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ganado, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6975&lon=-109.5507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98141, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98141-1991-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 30 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715017449A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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