# Incident 19810721053009I: Piper J3C*, Bloomington, IN, July 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1637° N, 86.5243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1637&lon=-86.5243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6186H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6186H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,226 total, 7 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721053009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE HARD WATER LANDING ON DEMO OF ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. DRAG WIRE FLANGE FITTING ON FLOAT IMPACT FAILED.

## Other reports on N6186H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140820015969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140820015969I), Aug 20, 2014: Piper J3C-65 (N6186H), Burlington, WA, Minor damage. The aircraft ground looped after landing with a resultant right gear collapse after striking a depression in the ground.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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