# Accident 19780723020189A: Piper J3C65, Westport, MD, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Westport, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.2621° N, 76.6355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westport, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2621&lon=-76.6355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42442) (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: 13,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723020189A

## 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 IAD78FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG14), Jul 23, 1978: Piper J3C (N42442), Westport, MD, 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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