# Accident 19881115050789A: Piper J3C65, Dublin, VA, November 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Dublin, VA
- Airport: New River Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5401° N, 79.8210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5401&lon=-79.8210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88054, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88054) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 17,900 total, 450 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115050789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED BY PROPPING. RAN AT FULL THROTTLE, JUMPED CHOCKS. HIT FUEL PUMPS, PILOT, AND A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 BFO89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA010), Nov 15, 1988: Piper J3C-65 (N88054), Dublin, WV, 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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