# Accident 19860424014839A: Piper J3C65, Yentna River, AK, April 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Yentna River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N170CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170CH-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860424014839A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DROPPING A PARCEL FROM LOW ALTITUDE AT SLOW SPEED PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. STRUCK TREE TOPS.

## 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 ANC86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA047), Apr 24, 1986: Piper J3C-65 (N170CH), Yentna River, 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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