# Incident 19940221007579I: Piper J3F65, Medina, OH, February 21, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1994, 10:05 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1346° N, 81.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1346&lon=-81.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29042, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221007579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT INFLLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. SUSPECT IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.

## Other reports on N29042 (3)

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

- [Accident 20160626009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160626009969A), Jun 26, 2016: Piper J3F-65 (N29042), Strasburg, CO, Substantial damage. On 06/26/2016 at approximately 19:52H MDT, N29042, a Piper J3F-65 aircraft sustained substantial damage after settling in a wheat field approximately 10 miles…
- [Accident 20010521010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010521010059A), May 21, 2001: Piper J3F65 (N29042), Brush Prairie, WA, No damage. (.19)On may 21, 2001, about 1430 pacific daylight time, a Piper J3F-65 airplane, N29042, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a nose-over at a private…
- [Incident 20010224004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224004269I), Feb 24, 2001: Piper J3F65 (N29042), Vancouver, WA. (-23) [privacy data omitted] departed Evergreen field with full fuel. He believed he had 2.5 hours of flight time, including his 30 minute reserve. He planned…

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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