# Accident 19850112000679A: Piper J3C65, St Petersburg, FL, January 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7705° N, 82.6303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7705&lon=-82.6303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70673, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70673) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,655 total, 825 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850112000679A

## Narrative

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

LANDED, TURNED OFF ON TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AIRPLANE TIED DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY.

## 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 MIA85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA078), Jan 12, 1985: Piper J3C-65 (N70673), St.Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70673 (3)

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

- [Incident 20040828025589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828025589I), Aug 28, 2004: Piper J3C65 (N70673), Shell Key, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On August 18, 2004, at 1520 local time, a J3C-65, N70673, registered to thomas w. merrifield, had engine trouble and landed on Shell Key, Florida while…
- [Accident 20000820011219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820011219A), Aug 20, 2000: Piper J3C65 (N70673), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing a/c nosed over striking propellor on runway and came to rest inverted on runway. (.4)on August 20, 2000, at about 1112 eastern daylight…
- [Incident 19910824048879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824048879I), Aug 24, 1991: Piper J3C65 (N70673), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated as he turned onto taxiway a gust lifted tail and propeller struck ground. Wind was gusting at time.

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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