# Accident 19780810024322A: Piper J3C65, Ormond Beach, FL, August 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30400, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30400-2012-12-07) (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 J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 966 total, 219 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLD70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810024322A

## Narrative

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

TOWING BANNER WITH N11699-AFTER DROPPING BANNERS ACFT COLLIDED WHPLEASURE FLYING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N11699, Blanca 7GCBC: [Accident 19780810024321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810024321A)

## 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 MIA78FLD70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD70), Aug 10, 1978: Piper J3 (N30400), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30400 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740613023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740613023499A), Jun 13, 1974: Piper J3C65 (N30400), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. L hrzntl stab brkn frm fwd attach point.

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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