# NTSB LAX80DVG69: Piper J3C-65, N98877, Montague, CA, August 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1980
- Place: Montague, CA · MONTAGUE, CA
- Location: 41.7271° N, 122.5305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7271&lon=-122.5305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1836  80/8/24    MONTAGUE,CA         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N98877              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 651 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            356 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTAGUE ROHRER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTAGUE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98877](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98877), registered now, S/N 19069, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montague Rohrer

## 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 19800824037249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037249A), Aug 24, 1980: Piper J3, Montague, CA, Substantial damage. Right brake locked on landing. Veered off runway. Flipped over.

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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