# Accident 19830422015729A: Piper J3C65, Kalispell, MT, April 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88075, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88075) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,219 total, 150 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422015729A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP. CRASH LANDED UPRIGHT ON THE RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N88075 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801120068069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120068069A), Nov 20, 1980: Piper PA28180 (N88075), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Struck powerline on approach to hayfield. Found leaky oil filter that was recently installed.

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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