# Accident 19850915044989A: Piper STCJ3, Chenango Bridge, NY, September 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chenango Bridge, NY
- Airport: Chenango Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1917° N, 75.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHENANGO BRIDGE (1NK8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1917&lon=-75.8413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41440, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41440-2018-02-07) (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 STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT A756
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 32 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915044989A

## Narrative

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

MADE A TURN AFTER TAKEOFF AND STALLED TO GROUND.  TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH CARBURETOR HEAT ON.

## 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 NYC85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA237), Sep 15, 1985: Piper J-3 (N41440), Chenango Bridge, NY, 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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