# Incident 19820725047749I: Piper J3C*, Paxton, NE, July 25, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Paxton, NE
- Airport: Phelps Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1234° N, 101.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paxton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1234&lon=-101.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3340N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3340N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725047749I

## Narrative

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

SEVERED WIRES OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE LANDING. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT.

## Other reports on N3340N (1)

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

- [Incident 20200215002499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200215002499I), Feb 15, 2020: Piper J3C-65 (N3340N), Madison, SD, Minor damage. On 02/15/2020 at 1315 (local) a Piper J3C-65, registered to [privacy data omitted], was involved in an incident after a landing rollout on ski?s, during a solo…

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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