# NTSB IAD76FKW19: Piper J-3, N6771H, Elizabethton, TN, January 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Elizabethton, TN · ELIZABETHTON, TN
- Location: 36.3396° N, 82.2378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-82.2378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKW19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0123  76/1/10    ELIZABETHTON,TN     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N6771H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTON,TN             BLUEFIELD,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OVR ARPT WHEN ENG FAILED.UNDERSHOT APCH TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6771H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6771H), registered now, S/N 19986 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizabethton Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760110000439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000439A), Jan 10, 1976: Piper J3C65, Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Ovr arpt when eng failed. Undershot apch to rwy.

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.

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