# Accident 19790604010629A: Piper J3C65, Crawfordsville, AR, June 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Crawfordsville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2267° N, 90.3242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawfordsville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2267&lon=-90.3242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7900A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7900A) (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: 2,732 total, 2,832 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604010629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACRFT DURING A STEEP BANK AT A LOW ALTITUDE NEAR A PRIVATE STRIP HE INTENDED TO LAND ON.

## 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 FTW79FPG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG44), Jun 4, 1979: Piper J3C-65 (N7900A), Crawfordsville, AR, 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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