# Accident 19821024055089A: Piper J3, Sweetwater, TX, October 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sweetwater, TX
- Airport: Sweetwater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4600° N, 100.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4600&lon=-100.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38449, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-85 (registry code 7100525, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024055089A

## Narrative

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

DYNAMITE CHARGE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT DURING A SIMULATED AIR SHOW LOW LEVEL BOMBING RUN. NO PRIOR PRACTICE OR WAIVER.

## 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 FTW83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA020), Oct 24, 1982: Piper J-3 (N38449), Sweetwater, TX, 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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