# Accident 19810402014279A: Piper J3C65, Canton, PA, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Canton, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6571° N, 76.8527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6571&lon=-76.8527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21609) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 400 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402014279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OVERSHOT LANDING WHEN ATTEMPTING DOWNWIND LANDING ON GO AROUND.  HIT ROAD SIGN AND TREES.

## 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 NYC81FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA037), Apr 2, 1981: Piper J3 (N21609), Canton, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21609 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130509007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130509007749A), May 9, 2013: Piper J3C-65 (N21609), Selma, NC, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was giving flight instruction to [privacy data omitted], a new student pilot in the pre-solo stage of flight training. They departed a…

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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