# Accident 19840504016049A: Piper J3, New Smyrna Beac, FL, May 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1984, 11:05 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98606, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,241 total, 122 in this make and model, 486 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504016049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN ADVERSE WINDS THAT EXCEEDED CROSSWIND LIMITATIONS OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA84LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA159), May 4, 1984: Piper J-3 (N98606), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98606 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770614017549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770614017549A), Jun 14, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N98606), Bartow, FL, Substantial damage. Tkof after prev forced ldg

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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