# Accident 19860826042529A: Piper J3C65, Benson, NC, August 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1986, 18:22 local time
- Place: Benson, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3693° N, 78.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3693&lon=-78.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25803-2021-07-31) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 177 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860826042529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND DURING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERING. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 ATL86LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA229), Aug 26, 1986: Piper J3C-65 (N25803), Benson, NC, destroyed

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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