# Accident 19920206007989A: Piper J3C65, Church Hill, MS, February 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Church Hill, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5515° N, 89.2873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Church Hill, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5515&lon=-89.2873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88380, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88380) (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 A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 55 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920206007989A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE ON DESCENT WITH ENGINE IDLING. LANDED IN A FIELD, STRUCK A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA92LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA097), Feb 6, 1992: Piper J3-C65 (N88380), Church Hill, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CLEAR HIS ENGINE DURING DESCENT RESULTING IN THE SPARK PLUGS BECOMING FOULED WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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