# Accident 19820510017039A: Piper J3, Soldotna, AK, May 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1982, 19:50 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27006, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 99 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820510017039A

## Narrative

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

PAIR OF PLIERS SLID INTO ELEVATOR BELL CRANK DURING STALLS. JAMMED ELEVATOR IN FULL UP POSITION. STRUCK 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 ANC82DAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG21), May 11, 1982: Piper J3C-75 (N27006), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

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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