# Accident 19860525019419A: Piper J3C65, Milan, NH, May 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Milan, NH
- Airport: Berlin Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5754° N, 71.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERLIN RGNL (BML), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5754&lon=-71.1759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6498H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6498H-2013-04-30) (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 J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860525019419A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING AN AIR SHOW ACT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. SUSPECT PILOT SUFFERING FROM AHLZHEIMERS.

## 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 NYC86FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC03), May 25, 1986: Piper J-3 (N6498H), Milan, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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