# Accident 19810802046939A: Piper J3, Jonesboro, GA, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, GA
- Airport: South Expressway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5058° N, 84.3597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at South Expressway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5058&lon=-84.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3559N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3559N-2012-05-14) (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 J3
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 26 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREE AND HIGH TENSION WIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ATL81FKG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG36), Aug 2, 1981: Piper J-3 (N3559N), Jonesboro, GA, destroyed

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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