# Accident 19800803050159A: Piper J3C65, North Springfie, VT, August 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1980
- Place: North Springfie, VT
- Airport: Hartness
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 43.3299° N, 72.5338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Springfield, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3299&lon=-72.5338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88069) (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 J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803050159A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC80FNC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC48), Aug 3, 1980: Piper J-3 (N88069), Springfield, VT, 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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