# Accident 19880307012349A: Piper J3C65, Newberg, OR, March 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1988, 08:00 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Sportsman Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3210° N, 122.9791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3210&lon=-122.9791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98028, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98028) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880307012349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT.ENGINE STARTED, AIRCRAFT CROSSED RUNWAY WITHOUT PILOT.HIT HANGAR,WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 SEA88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA075), Mar 7, 1988: Piper J-3 (N98028), Newberg, OR, destroyed

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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