# Incident 19780722038639I: Piper J3, Richland, WA, July 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1978, 11:55 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2857° N, 119.2845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2857&lon=-119.2845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30471-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722038639I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING APPROACH TO LAND. REASON FOR THE ENGINE STOPPAGE COULD NOT BE FOUND.

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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