# Accident 19850706030299A: Piper J3C65, Tyone Creek, AK, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tyone Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N38471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38471-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706030299A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED OVER IN WATER AFTER DELAYING GO AROUND FROM ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 ANC85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA127), Jul 6, 1985: Piper J-3 (N38471), Tyrone Creek, AK, 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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