# NTSB NYC76FNE03: Piper J-3, N7279H, S Deerfield, MA, August 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: S Deerfield, MA · S DEERFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.4814° N, 72.5898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Deerfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4814&lon=-72.5898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1966   75/8/3    S DEERFIELD,MA      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 175
        TIME - 1050                    N7279H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNERS FALLS,MA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICE LNDG IN A MEADOW PLT ABORTED TKOF WHEN HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLR TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7279H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7279H), registered now, S/N 20535, 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: 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 19750803022409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803022409A), Aug 3, 1975: Piper J3C65, S Deerfield, MA, Substantial damage. Practice lndg in a meadow plt aborted tkof when he realized he could not clr trees.

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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