# Accident 19810920064399A: Piper J3C65, Coatesville, PA, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: Chester Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6925H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6925H) (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 J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total, 585 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920064399A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND IN DOWNDRAFT WHILE PERFORMING COMIC ROUTINE. SITTING BACKWARD AND SLOW FLIGHT NEAR GROUND.

## 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 NYC81DHD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD39), Sep 20, 1981: Piper J-3C (N6925H), Coatesville, PA, 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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