# Accident 19870426012499A: Piper J3C65, Midland, MI, April 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1987, 14:12 local time
- Place: Midland, MI
- Airport: Jack Barstow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6197° N, 84.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6197&lon=-84.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-75 (registry code 7100527, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-75) (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 A6512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 759 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426012499A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI87LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA118), Apr 26, 1987: Piper J3C (N6AJ), Midland, MI, substantial damage

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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