# Accident 19830715036089A: Piper J3C65S, Soldotna, AK, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 21:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3204° N, 150.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3204&lon=-150.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88327 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65S
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715036089A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER  ENGINE OVERHAUL.

## 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 ANC83FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA125), Jul 16, 1983: Piper J-3 (N88327), Soldotna, AK, 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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