# Accident 19930727025779A: Piper J3C65, Meeker, CO, July 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1993, 19:39 local time
- Place: Meeker, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0800° N, 108.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0800&lon=-108.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33111, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33111) (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 C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 390 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727025779A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED TRACTOR OPERATED BY HIS BROTHER. FAILED PULL UP. STRUCK IRRIGATION DITCH. FLIPPED 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 DEN93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA088), Jul 28, 1993: Piper J3C-90 (N33111), Meeker, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE INTENTIONAL LOW PASS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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