# Accident 19911026048109A: Piper J3C65, Manchester, VT, October 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1991, 16:48 local time
- Place: Manchester, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1542° N, 73.0625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1542&lon=-73.0625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70548, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70548) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 34 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911026048109A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSCREEN. STRUCK TREES TRYING FOR PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED.

## 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 NYC92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA019), Oct 26, 1991: Piper J3C-65 (N70548), Manchester, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N70548 (1)

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

- [Incident 19941126046679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941126046679I), Nov 26, 1994: Piper STCJ3 (N70548), Greenwich, NY, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed open space. No anomalies. Beleive ice in fuel line.

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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