# Accident 19791215036599A: Piper J3, New Cuyama, CA, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: New Cuyama, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9431° N, 119.6820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Cuyama, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9431&lon=-119.6820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71066, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71066-2013-09-17) (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: 729 total, 564 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215036599A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY ON PRIVATE STRIP. WIRES NOT OBSTRUCTION MARKED.

## 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 LAX80FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM09), Dec 15, 1979: Piper J-3C (N71066), New Cuyana, CA, 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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