# Incident 19831031068869I: Piper J3C65, Kilgore, TX, October 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kilgore, TX
- Airport: Kilgore
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4127° N, 94.8183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KILGORE (4TX6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4127&lon=-94.8183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6248H) (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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831031068869I

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. WENT UP AN INCLINE AND DROPPED 5 FEET, BROKE SHOCK STRUT, DAMAGED PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N6248H (1)

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

- [Accident 19841019057719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019057719A), Oct 19, 1984: Piper J3C65 (N6248H), Kilgore, TX, Substantial damage. Wing too close to fence, planned to correct on takeoff, did not. Wing hit fence, pulled aircraft into fence.

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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