# Accident 19900331010329A: Piper J3C65, Creston, CA, March 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Creston, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4695° N, 120.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4695&lon=-120.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7363H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7363H) (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 C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 805 total, 168 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331010329A

## Narrative

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

STARTLED BY A DEER CROSSING RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. BRAKED HARD. NOSED UP AND SPUN OFF RUNWAY DAMAGING A WING.

## 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 LAX90LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA151), Apr 1, 1990: Piper J-3 (N7363H), Creston, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT INTRUSION OF WILDLIFE ON THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AND THE PILOT'S APPLICATION OF BRAKES RESULTING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND PROPELLER STRIKE.

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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