# Accident 19850108000349A: Piper J3C65, Ferriday, LA, January 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ferriday, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6303° N, 91.5495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6303&lon=-91.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1474N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1474N) (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 C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 87 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850108000349A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDE PILOT TALKING TO PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. IMPACTED GROUND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 FTW85FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA094), Jan 8, 1985: Piper J3C-65 (N1474N), Ferriday, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1474N (1)

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

- [Accident 19950910028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028169A), Sep 10, 1995: Piper J3C65 (N1474N), Mooresville, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power gradually. Used heat no avail. Stalled into tree tops. Beleived carb icing. Failed use heat timely.

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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