# Incident 19910215010499I: Piper J3, Perry, GA, February 15, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1991, 15:20 local time
- Place: Perry, GA
- Airport: Perry-Fort Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4737° N, 83.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4737&lon=-83.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8688, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8688) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910215010499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD TO AVOID TREES.

## Other reports on N8688 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100527005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100527005079A), May 27, 2010: Piper J3 (N8688), Parker, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft NC8688, a Piper J-3 cub, crashed while attempting a go-around on an approach to Everitt airfield (1CO8). Weather at the time of the accident was VMC…

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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