# Accident 19850628028499A: Piper J3C65, Dothan, AL, June 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1985, 10:20 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Wheelless
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2303° N, 85.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2303&lon=-85.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,347 total, 33 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850628028499A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND 90 DEGREE NOSE DOWN FROM A LOW ALTITUDE. NO CONTROL OR ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 ATL85FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA198), Jun 28, 1985: Piper J3C-65 (N151A), Dothan, AL, 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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