# Accident 19790925024019A: Piper J3, Madrid, IA, September 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Madrid, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.8757° N, 93.8205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madrid, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8757&lon=-93.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98602, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98602) (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: 2,750 total, 220 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925024019A

## Narrative

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

AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATION. PILOT HIT WIRE.

## 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 MKC79FCD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD45), Sep 25, 1979: Piper J-3 (N98602), Madrid, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98602 (1)

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

- [Incident 20120419015089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120419015089I), Apr 19, 2012: Piper J3C-65 (N98602), Waynesburg, PA, No damage. Student pilot was operating on a repeated cross country endorsement when he departed kmgw, flew to kway, and landed on the closed runway. Airport was notam'd…

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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