# Accident 19860216002759A: Piper J3L65, Sevierville, TN, February 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Pigion Forge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7808° N, 83.6090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7808&lon=-83.6090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30233, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30233-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,690 total, 15 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860216002759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF, CYLINDER FAILED. TURNED BACK TOWARDS RUNWAY, CLIPPED TREES, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND

## 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 ATL86LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA076), Feb 16, 1986: Piper J3L-65 (N30233), Sevierville, TN, 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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