# Accident 19800704024809A: Piper J3, Windham, CT, July 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1980, 14:20 local time
- Place: Windham, CT
- Airport: Windham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98467, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98467-2013-07-29) (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: 2,400 total, 530 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704024809A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB DURING AIR SHOW. ERRATIC FLYING MANUEVERS.

## 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 NYC80FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE20), Jul 4, 1980: Piper J3C-65 (N98467), Windham, CT, 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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