# Accident 19800828039059A: Piper J3C65, Jones, MI, August 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Jones, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9025° N, 85.7994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jones, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9025&lon=-85.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6334H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6334H) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 53 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828039059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO HIT GROUND TOO HARD LANDING ON SHORT, ROLLING, PRIVATESTRIP.

## 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 CHI80FET28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET28), Aug 28, 1980: Piper J3C-65 (N6334H), Jones, MI, 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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