# Accident 19870716038849A: Piper J3C65, Buckeye, AZ, July 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3808° N, 112.5501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3808&lon=-112.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42507, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42507-2012-11-21) (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 A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716038849A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE MANEUVERING IN TRAFFIC PATTERN TO CHECK FOR CATTLE ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX87LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA269), Jul 16, 1987: Piper J-3 (N42507), Buckeye, AZ, 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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