# Accident 19800628023259A: Piper J3, Williamson, GA, June 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1980, 17:52 local time
- Place: Williamson, GA
- Airport: Eagle'S Landing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1550° N, 84.3717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLES LANDING (5GA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1550&lon=-84.3717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42914, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42914-2012-11-26) (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 J3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628023259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE SPINNING JUST BEFORE CRASHING.

## 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 ATL80FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA063), Jun 28, 1980: Piper J-3 (N42914), Williamson, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N42914 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780606044719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606044719I), Jun 6, 1978: Piper J3 (N42914), Williamson, GA, Minor damage. Shick cords failed causing right main landing gear to collapse.

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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