# Accident 19861008048429A: Piper J3C65, Richey, MT, October 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1986, 18:20 local time
- Place: Richey, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7095° N, 105.0307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7095&lon=-105.0307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3742Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3742Z) (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 C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861008048429A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING COYOTE HUNTING. PASSENGER BLOCKED CONTROL STICK.AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 DEN87FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA002), Oct 9, 1986: Piper J3C-65 (N3742Z), Richey, MT, destroyed

## Other reports on N3742Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19900929048399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929048399I), Sep 29, 1990: Piper J3C65 (N3742Z), Richey, MT, Minor damage. Right gear fell in chug-hole while taxiing for takeoff. Severed linkage at shock strut.

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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