# Accident 19890421011309A: Piper J3C65, Ashland, NE, April 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1989, 20:38 local time
- Place: Ashland, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0397° N, 96.3693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0397&lon=-96.3693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33066 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 11 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421011309A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED AT 20 FEET ABOVE RIVER. FOUND IMPACTED VERTICALLY INTO RIVER.

## 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 MKC89FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA094), Apr 22, 1989: Piper J3C (N33066), Ashland, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED FROM ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE FLYING OVER A MEANDERING RIVER, WHICH RESULTED IN A…

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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