# Accident 19850619027949A: Piper J3C65, York, NE, June 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1985, 19:45 local time
- Place: York, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8694° N, 97.5927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of York, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8694&lon=-97.5927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92253, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92253) (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: 1,402 total, 12 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619027949A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAXI. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN. DAMAGE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI AIRCRAFT OUT.

## 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 MKC85LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA135), Jun 20, 1985: Piper J3C-65 (N92253), York, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N92253 (1)

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

- [Incident 20061004030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061004030369I), Oct 4, 2006: Piper J3C65 (N92253), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger/mechanic [privacy data omitted] were attempting to seat new brakes on the J-3 cub while performing a stop…

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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