# Accident 19830516019579A: Piper J3, Sherrill, AR, May 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Sherrill, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3793° N, 91.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherrill, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3793&lon=-91.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42563, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42563-2016-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 21,000 in this make and model, 335 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830516019579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A  SOFT FIELD

## 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 FTW83LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA236), May 16, 1983: Piper J3 (N42563), Sherrill, AR, substantial damage

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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