# Accident 19840105000019A: Piper J3C65, Elm Springs, SD, January 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1984, 12:50 local time
- Place: Elm Springs, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3133° N, 102.5277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elm Springs, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3133&lon=-102.5277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98322, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98322-1988-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C858FJ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840105000019A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT. PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING FOR A STRAY COW AT 100 FT AGL. INDICATES A STALL OCCURRED.

## 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 DEN84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA064), Jan 5, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N98322), Elm Springs, SD, substantial damage, 1 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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