# Accident 19830427016289A: Piper J3C65, Minatare, NE, April 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1983, 17:59 local time
- Place: Minatare, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8094° N, 103.5003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8094&lon=-103.5003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23472, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23472) (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: 1,139 total, 23 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830427016289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW FLIGHT OVER PROPOSED LANDING SITE.

## 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 MKC83LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA096), Apr 27, 1983: Piper J3C-65 (N23472), Minatare, NE, 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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