# Accident 19841003053499A: Piper J3C65, Milledgeville, GA, October 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1984, 10:00 local time
- Place: Milledgeville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0808° N, 83.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0808&lon=-83.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38685, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38685-2022-01-08) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total, 59 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003053499A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LAND AT DESTINATION OR OBTAIN FUEL AT ALTERNATE. TOOK OFF, RAN OUT OF FUEL. NOSED OVERR IN PLOWED 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 ATL85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA001), Oct 3, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N38685), Milledgeville, GA, 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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