# Accident 19840109001279A: Piper J3C65, Battlecreek, NE, January 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1984, 15:59 local time
- Place: Battlecreek, NE
- Airport: Battle Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9906° N, 97.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9906&lon=-97.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6839H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6839H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-8F (registry code 17120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,350 total, 85 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840109001279A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE WHILE TAXIING SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON A SNOW COVERED FIELD. A SEARCH AND RESCUE FLIGHT.

## 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 MKC84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA061), Jan 9, 1984: Piper J-3 (N6839H), Battle Creek, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6839H (1)

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

- [Incident 20060917028459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060917028459I), Sep 17, 2006: Piper J3C65 (N6839H), Yankton, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On September 17, 2006, while taxiing left off of runway 31 at Yankton, SD, N6839H, a PA-J3, was tipped up by a crosswind. The engine was shut down and…

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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