# Accident 19810813049399A: Piper J3C65, Almyra, AR, August 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Almyra, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4057° N, 91.4108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almyra, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-91.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7399H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7399H) (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 C858FJ
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,458 total, 8 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING AEROBATICS. INVESTIGATION INDICATES BLOCK OF WOOD WEDGED BETWEEN CONTROLS AND FUSELAGE.  .

## 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 FTW81FPG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG60), Aug 13, 1981: Piper J3C-65 (N7399H), Almyra, AR, 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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