# NTSB LAX79DVG76: Piper J3, N40615, Pleasant Grove, CA, August 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Pleasant Grove, CA · PLEASANT GROVE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1782  79/8/31    PLEASANT GROVE,CA   PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N40615              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUBA CITY,CA.               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40615](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40615), registered now, S/N 7370, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: No Name

## 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 19790831021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831021489A), Aug 31, 1979: Piper J3C65, Pleasant Grove, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot said he stalled while circling his farm looking at crops.

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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