# Accident 19850423019559A: Piper J3C65, Richfield, OH, April 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Richfield, OH
- Airport: Shootz
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2298° N, 81.6296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2298&lon=-81.6296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87920, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,195 total, 400 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850423019559A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT FIELD WITHOUT USING FULL RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES AT RUNWAY END.

## 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 CHI85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA175), Apr 23, 1985: Piper J-3 (N87920), Richfield, OH, 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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