# Accident 19841013055599A: Piper J3C65, Miles City, FL, October 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Miles City, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1543° N, 81.3445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1543&lon=-81.3445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35965 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C9014F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,216 total, 102 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013055599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AFTER ENCOUNTERING ROTOR DOWN WASH FROM DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 MIA85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA006), Oct 13, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N35965), Miles City, FL, 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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