# Incident 19910601024379I: Piper J3C65, Brookville, PA, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brookville, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1617° N, 79.0827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1617&lon=-79.0827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87863, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87863) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 700 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601024379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT ON CLIMB. EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN AND WING HIT TREE. SETTLED IN FIELD.

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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