# NTSB IAD78FA006: Piper J-3, N98067, Pulaski, TN, October 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Pulaski, TN · PULASKI, TN
- Location: 35.1933° N, 87.0335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pulaski, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1933&lon=-87.0335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA006

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98067](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98067-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 18217, built 1946 (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 A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19771022034389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022034389A), Oct 22, 1977: Piper J3C65, Pulaski, TN, Substantial damage

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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