# Accident 19861005083652A: Piper J3, Goldsboro, NC, October 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1986, 11:35 local time
- Place: Goldsboro, NC
- Airport: Wayne Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4909° N, 77.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4909&lon=-77.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70414, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,675 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861005083652A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY N9384X. BOTH AIRCRAFT ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9384X, Cessna 182R: [Accident 19861005083651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861005083651A)

## 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 ATL87FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA001), Oct 5, 1986: Piper J3-65C (N70414), Goldsboro, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N70414 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060704023179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060704023179I), Jul 4, 2006: Piper J3C65 (N70414), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Engine hesitated and quit on short final. Aircraft landed on small hill 10 feet short of runway in corn field.

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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