# Accident 19910525017089A: Piper J3C65, Claremore, OK, May 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1991, 11:15 local time
- Place: Claremore, OK
- Airport: Sam Riggs Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3105° N, 95.6104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3105&lon=-95.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3609K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3609K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910525017089A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW91FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA085), May 25, 1991: Piper J3C-65 (N3609K), Claremore, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (PIC) DID NOT MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING THE MANEUVER.

## Other reports on N3609K (2)

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

- [Accident 20230810010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230810010639A), Aug 10, 2023: Piper J3C-65 (N3609K), Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from un-imporverd field. During climb-out pilot experienced a sudden loss of power and crashed into a field. Aircraft propeller contacted ground…
- [Incident 20190428010959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190428010959I), Apr 28, 2019: Piper J3C-65 (N3609K), Coralville, IA, Minor damage. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left wing of the float plane after striking a boat slip post. During takeoff from Coralville Lake the aircraft…

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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