# Accident 19821230066929A: Piper J3L65, Rubidoux, CA, December 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Rubidoux, CA
- Airport: Flabob
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9890° N, 117.3795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9890&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26170, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,765 total, 3 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LUG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230066929A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. WIND GUSTS EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR TAXIING.

## 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 LAX83LUG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUG12), Dec 31, 1982: Piper J-3 (N26170), Rubidoux, CA, 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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