# NTSB MIA78DLD36: Piper J3C-65, N58378, Moss Bluff, FL, April 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1978
- Place: Moss Bluff, FL · MOSS BLUFF, FL
- Location: 29.0833° N, 81.8837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moss Bluff, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0833&lon=-81.8837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1231  78/4/22  NR.MOSS BLUFF,FL      PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 157
        TIME - 1745                    N58378              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDICK,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58378](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58378), registered now, S/N 8606 (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 A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19780422009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422009629A), Apr 22, 1978: Piper L4B, Moss Bluff, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N58378 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA69F0425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0425), Mar 20, 1969: Piper J-3 (N58378), Laceys Spring, AL, 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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