# Accident 19920620021389A: Piper J3C65, Dallas, TX, June 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1992, 12:22 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9691° N, 96.7996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9691&lon=-96.7996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3128M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3128M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 976 total, 631 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021389A

## Narrative

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

CORODED ELEVATOR TUBE EXTENDING OUTBOARD OF BELLCRANK FAILED. AIRCRAFT NOT READY FOR FLIGHT. NEEDED ANNUAL.

## 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 FTW92FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA165), Jun 20, 1992: Piper J3C-65 (N3128M), Addison, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY DUE TO CORROSION.

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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