# Incident 19811228087289I: Piper J3C*, Bradenton, FL, December 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1981, 14:52 local time
- Place: Bradenton, FL
- Airport: Sarasota Bradento
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4898° N, 82.5768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradenton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4898&lon=-82.5768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87939, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87939) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3C (registry code 7100503, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C*
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,614 total, 1,628 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811228087289I

## Narrative

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

ZA LOST POWER, DROPPED BANNER, HIT FENCE LANDING. INTERNAL EXPLOSION MADE HOLE IN MUFFLER. EXHAUST BURNED HARNESS.

## Other reports on N87939 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840408039539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408039539I), Apr 8, 1984: Piper J3C* (N87939), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Collided with parked aircraft while trying to turn aircraft at the gas pump. Pilots foot slipped off the brake.
- [Accident 19761101034749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761101034749A), Nov 1, 1976: Piper L4B (N87939), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel header tank installed below level of carburetor causing fuel starvation in glide attitude.

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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