N77EC is a 1941 Piper J3F-65. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Franklin 4AC176B SER rated at 65 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Circle, MT. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 1955. It has been registered to its current owner since Aug 2025. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 85 years old
- 1 of 128 Piper J3F-65
2025
1955
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The pilot stated that he had been landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane at an off-airport site. On his third landing attempt, he elected to go around, but the airplane landed hard. During the landing, the left main landing gear broke, and the left wing contacted terrain, sustaining substantial damage to the wing spar.
In his written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the pilot stated that the airplane may not have been developing full power, but in a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge he said, "the engine was running good when the prop hit."
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