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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Hanceville, AL · March 28, 1993

Date: March 28, 1993 · 18:00 local
Place: Hanceville, AL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N92480
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A65*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 260 total75 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N92480Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 16950 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine coughed on initial climb. Landed same runway. Departed end and nosed over in corn field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE COUGHED ON INITIAL CLIMB. LANDED SAME RUNWAY. DEPARTED END AND NOSED OVER IN CORN FIELD.

Other reports on N92480 · 1

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

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