# NTSB IAD78FLQ33: Piper J3C, N42948, Lebanon, KY, September 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1978
- Place: Lebanon, KY · LEBANON, KY
- Location: 37.5702° N, 85.2601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5702&lon=-85.2601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLQ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2785  78/9/19    LEBANON,KY          PIPER J3C           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 58,
        TIME - 1700                    N42948              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N42948 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780919028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919028739A), Sep 19, 1978: Piper L4B, Lebanon, KY, Substantial damage. Plt stated he had consumed alcoholic beverages before the acciden

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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