# Incident 19880524039409I: Piper J3C65, Lake Dallas, TX, May 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Airport: Lakeview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1314° N, 97.0142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEVIEW (30F), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1314&lon=-97.0142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38279, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38279) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 20 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524039409I

## Narrative

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

CFI HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT. STUDENT FAILED TO HOLD BRAKES. AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND PROP HIT HANGAR DOOR.

## Other reports on N38279 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840728059279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728059279A), Jul 28, 1984: Piper J3C65 (N38279), Denton, TX, Destroyed. Loose front seat belt blocked rudder during a practice spin. Pilot was unable to stop spin prior to ground impact.

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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