# NTSB NYC81FGM26: Piper J3C-65, N98472, Mt Pleasant, PA, August 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1981
- Place: Mt Pleasant, PA · MT PLEASANT, PA
- Location: 40.1509° N, 79.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1509&lon=-79.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2029  81/8/20    MT PLEASANT,PA      PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N98472              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 1750 TOTAL HOURS, 78
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT-SCOTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT PLEASANT,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR STRUT FAILED WHERE IT HAD BEEN WELDED TO REPAIR A CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98472](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98472), registered now, S/N 18672, 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 A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Pleasant-Scott

## 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 19810820052889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820052889A), Aug 20, 1981: Piper J3C65, Mt Pleasant, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot leveled off to high stall and made hard landing collapsing gear. Found break at old weld on landing gear.

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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