# Accident 19871014059629A: Piper J3C65, Island Falls, ME, October 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Island Falls, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0087° N, 68.2639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Island Falls, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0087&lon=-68.2639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92440, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92440-2013-05-22) (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 C908F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014059629A

## Narrative

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

CORRODED FUEL DRAIN VALVE CAME OFF AND FUEL WAS DEPLETED WHILE FLYING NEAR TREE TOPS. STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA007), Oct 14, 1987: Piper J3 (N92440), Island Falls, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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