# Accident 19840728059279A: Piper J3C65, Denton, TX, July 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1905° N, 97.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1905&lon=-97.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38279, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38279) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,896 total, 350 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728059279A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE FRONT SEAT BELT BLOCKED RUDDER DURING A PRACTICE SPIN. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP SPIN PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW84LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA327), Jul 28, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N38279), Denton, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N38279 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880524039409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524039409I), May 24, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N38279), Lake Dallas, TX, Minor damage. CFI hand propped aircraft. Student failed to hold brakes. Aircraft moved forward and prop hit hangar door.

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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