# Accident 19790507007309A: Piper J3, Galion, OH, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Airport: Horning
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7362° N, 82.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HORNING (OH21), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7362&lon=-82.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33242, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 5 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507007309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL ON DOWNWIND LEG OF TRAFFIC PATTERN AND SPIN TO THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI79DEI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI24), May 7, 1979: Piper J-3 (N33242), Galion, OH, 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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