# Accident 19800214003279A: Piper J3C65, Ruby, AK, February 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ruby, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7233° N, 155.5005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruby, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7233&lon=-155.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78507, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78507-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 163 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214003279A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW TO FOLLOW WOLF TRACKS. FAILED TO OUT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN. STRUCK TREE TOPS.

## 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 ANC80DAA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA07), Feb 14, 1980: Piper J-3 (N78507), Ruby, AK, 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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