# Accident 19821106056979A: Piper J3C65, Holden, UT, November 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1982, 11:15 local time
- Place: Holden, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1402° N, 112.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1402&lon=-112.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67084, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67084-2013-05-31) (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 J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821106056979A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED A CHANDELL-TYPE MANEUVER AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE. WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER, DIVE PRIOR TO IMPACT

## 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 DEN83FTM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTM02), Nov 6, 1982: Piper J3C-65 (N67084), Near Holden, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N67084 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790902034039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902034039I), Sep 2, 1979: Piper J3C65 (N67084), Eureka, UT, Minor damage. Landing gear broke off after striking dirt mound.

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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