# Accident 19850519022669A: Piper J3C65, Fayeteville, GA, May 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fayeteville, GA
- Airport: Willow Ponc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4901° N, 84.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4901&lon=-84.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98164, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98164) (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: 15,015 total, 2,030 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519022669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL UNPORTING WITH NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND LOW FUEL. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN IN.

## 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 ATL85LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA167), May 19, 1985: Piper J3C-65 (N98164), Fayetteville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98164 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060326009949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060326009949I), Mar 26, 2006: Piper J3C65 (N98164), Milledgeville, GA, Minor damage. (-23) The instructor [privacy data omitted] was instructing the pilot [privacy data omitted] "tailwheel" dual introduction to wheel landings. On the fourth…

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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