# Accident 19821108057669A: Piper J3C65, Melbourne, FL, November 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0807° N, 80.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0807&lon=-80.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6875H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6875H-2012-10-15) (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 C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108057669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED OIL ON STRUTS AND POWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED IN PALMETTO FIELD. NO OIL ON STRUTS OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION

## 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 MIA83LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA026), Nov 8, 1982: Piper J-3 (N6875H), Near Melbourne, FL, 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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