# Accident 19810120002129A: Piper J3C65, Atlanta, MI, January 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Atlanta, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0042° N, 84.1548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0042&lon=-84.1548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6658H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6658H-2013-05-31) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 292 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810120002129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. STALLED AVOIDING TREES ON LANDING. EXPIRED  MEDICAL. NO ENDORSEMENTS ON PERMIT.

## 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 CHI81FEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM07), Jan 20, 1981: Piper J3C-65 (N6658H), Atlanta, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6658H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020811017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811017589A), Aug 11, 2002: Piper J3C65 (N6658H), Hillman, MI, No damage, 1 fatal. (.19) On August 11, 2002, at 2005 eastern daylight time, a Piper J3C-65, N6658H, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain…

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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