# Incident 19881117063399I: Piper J3C65, Augusta, GA, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87895, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87895) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117063399I

## Narrative

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

TAIL KEPT RISING ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PROP HIT RUNWAY. THOUGHT FRONT SEAT PILOT MAY HAVE APPLIED BRAKES.

## Other reports on N87895 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790612015319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612015319I), Jun 12, 1979: Piper J3C65 (N87895), Statesboro, GA, Minor damage. Engine stopped during powerline patrol. May have been fuel exhaustion.

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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