# Incident 19790902034039I: Piper J3C65, Eureka, UT, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 14:55 local time
- Place: Eureka, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9587° N, 112.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9587&lon=-112.1151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67084, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67084-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902034039I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AFTER STRIKING DIRT MOUND.

## Other reports on N67084 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821106056979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821106056979A), Nov 6, 1982: Piper J3C65 (N67084), Holden, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Student pilot performed a chandell-type maneuver at an unsafe altitude. Was unable to recover, dive prior to impact

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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