# Accident 19811226082189A: Piper J3C65, Star City, AR, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Star City, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9404° N, 91.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Star City, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9404&lon=-91.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20886, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20886) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A40 series (registry code 17001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 259 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226082189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LOW-LEVEL PASS AND SHARP PULLUP. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO 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 FTW82FPG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG06), Dec 26, 1981: Piper J3C-65 (N20886), Star City, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N20886 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790828020349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828020349A), Aug 28, 1979: Piper J3 (N20886), Fresno, AR, Substantial damage. Checking rice field from low altitude. Leaned down to pick up object on floor of aircraft. Hit rice field.

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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