# Accident 19830626029509A: Piper J3C65, Skwentna, AK, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9309° N, 151.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9309&lon=-151.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87822, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 1,076 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626029509A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON FINAL FOR A RIVER LANDING. LEFT FLOAT AND FUSELAGE DAMAGED BY IMPACT WITH THE WATER.

## 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 ANC83LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA105), Jun 27, 1983: Piper J-3 (N87822), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87822 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790828025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828025439A), Aug 28, 1979: Piper J3 (N87822), Whitter, AK, Substantial damage. Made water takeoff towards hills. Blinded by sun, turned to avoid hills. Stalled aircraft. Spun into lake.

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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