# Accident 19800810067819A: Piper J3, Galway, NY, August 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Galway, NY
- Airport: Galway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0092° N, 74.0912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GALWAY (NY37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0092&lon=-74.0912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27968, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27968) (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: 1,780 total, 60 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810067819A

## Narrative

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

PULLED NOSE UP ON FINAL FOR HIGHER SINK RATE. STALLED, HIT RUNWAY IN LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 NYC80FFA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA23), Aug 10, 1980: Piper J3 (N27968), Galway, NY, 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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