# Incident 19900929048399I: Piper J3C65, Richey, MT, September 29, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Richey, MT
- Airport: Richey Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6264° N, 105.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHEY (7U8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6264&lon=-105.0796&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 346 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929048399I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR FELL IN CHUG-HOLE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. SEVERED LINKAGE AT SHOCK STRUT.

## Other reports on N3742Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19861008048429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861008048429A), Oct 8, 1986: Piper J3C65 (N3742Z), Richey, MT, Destroyed. The aircraft impacted the ground during coyote hunting. Passenger blocked control stick. Aircraft over gross weight.

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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