# Accident 19810713040749A: Piper J3C65, Fadette, AL, July 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fadette, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.0446° N, 85.5374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fadette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0446&lon=-85.5374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2220M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2220M-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,404 total, 47 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713040749A

## Narrative

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

AG AIRCRAFT HIT TREE AND CRASHED. NOT KNOWN IF PILOT WAS MAKING SWATH RUN OR RECON RUN PRIOR TO SPRAYING.

## 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 ATL81FKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ24), Jul 13, 1981: Piper J3C-65 (N2220M), Fadette, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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