# Incident 19860703077769I: Piper J3L65, Andalusia, AL, July 3, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Andalusia, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3094° N, 86.4780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andalusia, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3094&lon=-86.4780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27120, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 697 total, 380 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703077769I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED INFLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A SMALL FIELD BUT STALLED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES.

## Other reports on N27120 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950318004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318004279A), Mar 18, 1995: Piper J3L65 (N27120), Tallassee, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzing area struck wires on pullup. Impact burned. Flight was not authorized by owner or CFI.

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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