# Incident 19810327024819I: Piper J3C65, North Myrtly Be, SC, March 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1981, 14:20 local time
- Place: North Myrtly Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70659, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70659) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810327024819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LOW PASS TO RELEASE A BANNER; LOST AIRSPEED. RIGHT GEAR CAUGHT GROUND AND COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N70659 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000701020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701020669I), Jul 1, 2000: Piper J3C65 (N70659), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Airman landed at the Opa Locka Airport to wait out thunderstorms in the area. Gust of wind raised tail of aircraft causing a prop strike. Reported winds…
- [Accident 19900901037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900901037879A), Sep 1, 1990: Piper STCJ3 (N70659), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure on banner tow. Oil on windshield engine seized through rod, lack of oil cause not determined.

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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