19860420015269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Bethany, NY · April 20, 1986

Date
April 20, 1986 · 11:00 local
Place
Bethany, NY
Airport
Hales
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88379
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FFJ01
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Full nose down trim prevented climb after takeoff. Stalled in turn away from trees. Hit ground, rolled into trees.

As the FAA filed it

FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM PREVENTED CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED IN TURN AWAY FROM TREES. HIT GROUND, ROLLED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.