# Accident 19841106060489A: Piper J3C65, Waterford, VA, November 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Waterford, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1852° N, 77.6119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1852&lon=-77.6119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70645-1988-08-16) (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 A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841106060489A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED CIRCLING LOW OVER AIRPORT THEN DIVE INTO GROUND. REPORTED DIVORCE UPCOMING. DESPONDENT LEFT NOTE.

## 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 BFO85FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA006), Nov 6, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N70645), Waterford, VA, destroyed, 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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