# Accident 19850316009759A: Piper J3C65S, Winter Haven, FL, March 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1985, 13:20 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Browns Seaplane B
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0390° N, 81.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0390&lon=-81.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6716H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6716H-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65S (registry code 7100526, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65S
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,886 total, 269 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850316009759A

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAXI AIRCRAFT FLOAT STRUCK SMALL BOAT KILLING OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED ON THE STEP.

## 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 MIA85FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA122), Mar 16, 1985: Piper J3C-85 (N6716H), Winter Haven, FL, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6716H (1)

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

- [Accident 19790827031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827031079A), Aug 27, 1979: Piper J3C65S (N6716H), Auburndale, FL, Destroyed. Rt wing rear lift strut clevis failed in flight due to a fatigue crack.

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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