# Accident 19790602009879A: Piper J3C65, Richmond, KS, June 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1979, 18:40 local time
- Place: Richmond, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4003° N, 95.2519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4003&lon=-95.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24905, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24905) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790602009879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MECHANIC WAS FLIGHT TESTING ACFT FOLLOWING REPAIR. FLEW INTO GROUND WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 MKC79DCG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG50), Jun 2, 1979: Piper J3C-65 (N24905), Richmond, KS, 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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