# Accident 19850609023569A: Piper J3C65, Gaylord, MI, June 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1985, 11:16 local time
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Lake Otsego
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0201° N, 84.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0201&lon=-84.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6544H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6544H) (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 C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850609023569A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING ON WATER IN GUSTY WINDS FLOATPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI85LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA232), Jun 9, 1985: Piper J-3 (N6544H), Gaylord, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6544H (1)

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

- [Accident 19820902046709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902046709A), Sep 2, 1982: Piper J3C65 (N6544H), Bloomfield Hill, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit trees on island during attempted takeoff from lake.

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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