# Accident 19800824037249A: Piper J3, Montague, CA, August 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Montague-Rohrer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7271° N, 122.5305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7271&lon=-122.5305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98877, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98877) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 356 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037249A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX80DVG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG69), Aug 24, 1980: Piper J3C-65 (N98877), Montague, CA, 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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