# Accident 19850428019489A: Piper J3C65, Tullahoma, TN, April 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Soesbe Martin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3698° N, 86.1990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3698&lon=-86.1990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6015H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6015H) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 103 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428019489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNLIGHTED UNMARKED UNREPORTED 252 FOOT TOWER DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 ATL85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA151), Apr 28, 1985: Piper J3C-65 (N6015H), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6015H (1)

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

- [Incident 20130515012321I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130515012321I), May 15, 2013: Piper J3C-65 (N6015H), Tullahoma, TN, Minor damage. Description: office was notified by operator on may 15, the date of the incident. He stated that he was taxing the incident aircraft on the parallel taxiway to…

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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