# Accident 19870830048639A: Piper STCJ3, Greenville, KY, August 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, KY
- Airport: Muhlenberg County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1992° N, 87.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1992&lon=-87.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92191, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92191) (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 STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830048639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HIT TREES ON LANDING. AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE. WATER IN GASCOLATOR.

## 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 ATL87LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA246), Aug 30, 1987: Piper J3C-65 (N92191), Greenville, KY, 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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