# Incident 19870801055749I: Piper J3C65, Beverly, MA, August 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5841° N, 70.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEVERLY RGNL (BVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5841&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2023M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2023M) (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 J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 175 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801055749I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED WITH HAND PROPPING AND THE UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS. WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT UP ON ITS NOSE.

## Other reports on N2023M (2)

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

- [Incident 20020701023729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020701023729I), Jul 1, 2002: Piper J3C65 (N2023M), Hastings, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Johnson, who was the PIC and only person onboard, was attempting to take off from an unimproved area--a dirt road. On lift off the aircraft drifted…
- [Incident 19840714060179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714060179I), Jul 14, 1984: Piper J3 (N2023M), Caribou, ME, Minor damage. Landed in clover field after power loss. Nosed over. Failed to use carburetor heat.

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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