# Accident 19860704030359A: Piper J3C65, Ashland, MT, July 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1986, 06:10 local time
- Place: Ashland, MT
- Airport: St Labre Mission Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.4505° N, 106.2101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4505&lon=-106.2101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40660, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 480 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860704030359A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN IRRIGATION DITCH.

## 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 DEN86LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA188), Jul 4, 1986: Piper J-3 (N40660), Ashland, MT, 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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