# Incident 19821009066209I: Piper J3C65, Harlingen, TX, October 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87715, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87715-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009066209I

## Narrative

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

AT AIRSHOW ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 15 FEET, FUEL OUTLET UNCOVERED DUE TO LOW FUEL.

## Other reports on N87715 (1)

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

- [Accident 20201103021802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103021802A), Nov 3, 2020: Piper J3C-65 (N87715), Weslaco, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot took off from runway 14 on his third touch and go. He became focused on the instrumentation and allowed the aircraft to drift to the right (west)…

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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