# Accident 19890804030379A: Piper J3C65, Kodiak, AK, August 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.3998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.3998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8726R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726R-2025-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 35 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890804030379A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED LANDING AT A CLOSED UNMAINTAINED AIRSTRIP.

## 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 ANC89LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA135), Aug 5, 1989: Piper J3C-65 (N8726R), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.

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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