# Accident 19830712029579A: Piper J3C65, Ellenwood, GA, July 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1983, 18:50 local time
- Place: Ellenwood, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 0.0000° N, 0.0000° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellenwood, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=0.0000&lon=0.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92367-2018-03-23) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,560 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712029579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HIGH TENSION LINES DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL83FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA272), Jul 12, 1983: Piper J3C-65 (N92367), Ellenwood, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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