# Accident 19841125063049A: Piper J3C65, Castleton, VT, November 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1984, 14:23 local time
- Place: Castleton, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6054° N, 73.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castleton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6054&lon=-73.1848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 15 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841125063049A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A CLIMBING TURN AFTER DEPARTING A FARM FIELD. NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 NYC85FNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNC01), Nov 25, 1984: Piper J-3 (N19AN), Rutland, VT, destroyed

## Other reports on N19AN (1)

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

- [Accident 19830612036989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612036989A), Jun 12, 1983: Piper J3C65 (N19AN), Arglye, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot started engine by hand propping. Passenger at controls unable to stop aircraft. Ran over an embankment.

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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