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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C65 · Midland, MI · April 26, 1987

Date
April 26, 1987 · 14:12 local
Place
Midland, MI
Airport
Jack Barstow
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6AJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA118
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A6512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,630 total759 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gust of wind blew the aircraft up on its nose and over while taxiing for takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT UP ON ITS NOSE AND OVER WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.