# Accident 19881002047079A: Piper STCJ3, Eureka Lodge, AK, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Eureka Lodge, AK
- Airport: Eureka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N98109, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98109) (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 O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 61 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002047079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE UNLIGHTED GRAVEL STRIP NEAR DUSK.

## 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 ANC89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA004), Oct 3, 1988: Piper J3C-65 (N98109), Eureka Lodge, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98109 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210628011079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210628011079A), Jun 28, 2021: Piper J3C-65 (N98109), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. On 06/28/2021, N98109, Piper J3, reported engine failure 25 miles north east of Kenai on a VFR flight from hom to lhd. 2 POB, no injuries. Aircraft found…

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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