# Accident 19850425014359A: Piper J3C65, Sulphur, LA, April 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1985, 08:00 local time
- Place: Sulphur, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2298° N, 93.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2298&lon=-93.3563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3475K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3475K) (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 A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 39 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425014359A

## Narrative

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

POOR CLIMB PERFORMANCE CAUSED PILOT TO TURN AWAY FROM TREES. AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING TURN AND SPUN TO 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 FTW85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA200), Apr 25, 1985: Piper J-3C-65 (N3475K), Sulphur, LA, 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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