# Accident 19830712029589A: Piper J3C65, Remington, VA, July 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: Remington, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5309° N, 77.7990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5309&lon=-77.7990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27111, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27111) (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 C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712029589A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. HIT TREES. INDICATES FUEL CONTAMINATION THE PROBLEM.IMPROPER FUELING OR SUMPING

## 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 ATL83FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA271), Jul 13, 1983: Piper J3C-65 (N27111), Remington, VA, destroyed

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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