# Accident 19790616014779A: Piper J3, Upper Marlboro, MD, June 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Upper Marlboro, MD
- Airport: Du Valls Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8157° N, 76.7568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upper Marlboro, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8157&lon=-76.7568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1500N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1500N) (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 J3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 1,175 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616014779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF FROM FARM STRIP HE STARTED A TURN AND A GUST OF WIND RAISED A WING,OTHER WING HIT

## 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 IAD79DIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIA13), Jun 16, 1979: Piper J-3 (N1500N), Naylor, 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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