# Accident 19830409012429A: Piper J3C65, Spencer, MA, April 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, MA
- Airport: Spencer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2905° N, 71.9647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPENCER (60M), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2905&lon=-71.9647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26182, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26182) (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 C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 125 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830409012429A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF TO WARM ENGINE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ENGINE QUIT.LANDED IN TREES. FUEL TOO LOW TO RUN OUT OF TANK ON CLIMB.

## 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 NYC83LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA089), Apr 9, 1983: Piper J3C-85 (N26182), Spencer, MA, 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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