# Incident 19820318025689I: Piper J3C65, Bayport, NY, March 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Airport: Bayport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7392° N, 73.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7392&lon=-73.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40627, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40627) (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 A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,048 total, 11 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82IA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318025689I

## Narrative

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

PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, ACCIDENTALLY OPENED THROTTLE WITH SLEEVE. AIRPLANE MOVED FORWARD INTO A PARKED AIRPLANE

## 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 NYC82IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82IA058), Mar 18, 1982: Piper J3C-65 (N40627), Bayport, NY, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N40627 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830809047489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809047489I), Aug 9, 1983: Piper J3C65 (N40627), Mastic, NY, Minor damage. During landing propeller struck the ground. Engine checked and results were satisfactory.

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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