# Accident 19800502023899A: Piper J3, Quinton, VA, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980
- Place: Quinton, VA
- Airport: New Kent
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5034° N, 77.1266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW KENT COUNTY (W96), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5034&lon=-77.1266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42779, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42779-1998-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 839 total, 201 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FID19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502023899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.

## 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 ATL80FID19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID19), May 2, 1980: Piper J-3 (N42779), Quinton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42779 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790623015939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623015939I), Jun 23, 1979: Piper J3C65 (N42779), Quinton, VA, Minor damage. Pilot tried to lift of prematurely, lost directional control.

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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