# Accident 19880701026169A: Piper J3C65, Bedford, IN, July 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Bedford, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8609° N, 86.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8609&lon=-86.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42684, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42684) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,661 total, 200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701026169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. CRASH LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD. MAGNETO CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GEAR BOLTS FAILED. HAD BEEN LOOSE SOME TIME.

## 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 CHI88DEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX06), Jul 1, 1988: Piper J3 (N42684), Bedford, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42684 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770416025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416025969A), Apr 16, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N42684), Moore Haven, FL, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 20K.

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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